Literacy has been a core focus of The Junior League for decades.  But the kind of literacy program that makes us smile is a program that puts good books in the hands of kids.  And what better time to do that than in summer!
Everyone knows the story.  How does reading impact a child at an early age?  According to the U.S. Department of Education, generally, the more students read for fun on their own time, the higher their reading scores in school.  Ditto for children when adults read to them …

Would that make it any better?
They did – it’s now called “intimate partner violence.” Ask Mel Gibson. Allegations of violence, threats, intimidation and racist ranting aired in media coverage of tapes made by his ex-companion recently would, if true, make the famous Hollywood star the poster boy for intimate partner violence.
But it’s not just a Hollywood problem. And the problem – by any name – is bigger than ever. Victims include women and children, young and old, rich and poor, black and white.
So what are we …

This is just one of many misconceptions associated with the problem of human trafficking.  Several weeks ago, The New York Times reported that eight people were indicted in Brooklyn, NY on charges that include sex trafficking or promoting prostitution of women and girls as young as 15 years of age.  So it is happening here under our noses; a simple Google search reveals similar activities all around the country, not just in our biggest city.
In fact, estimates put the number of American kids under the age of 18 who are …

A Q&A with Chief Officer for Strategic Initiatives Anne Dalton, who has spent the last 27 years in a variety of roles at AJLI, the last few of them largely on the road or phoning in from her home office outside Portland, Maine.

You may have noticed in a recent story on connected online that The Junior League nominated several of its distinguished members to serve as delegates to Vision 2020, the decade-long gender equality initiative spearheaded by the Institute for Women’s Health and Leadership® at Drexel University’s College of Medicine to coincide with the 100th anniversary, in 2020, of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote.