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June 2016
Junior League of Cincinnati welcomes refugee population
In June, communities across the globe pause to raise awareness for refugees, specifically on World Refugee Day. Fifteen years ago, the United Nations General Assembly designated this international observance day…
Nonprofits and the ‘Promise of America’
This guest post is by Junior League of Buffalo member and former AJLI President Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker, who came to this country as a child with her family as Cuban…
Do we still need public libraries?
Good question. Some people think that the Internet and the all-encompassing digital age it brought means that we don’t. After all, information is available to anyone, at any time, with…
Beyond the ‘Baby Blues’
This is the second guest post by Joy Burkhard, a founder, Executive Director and Board Chair of 2020 Mom, a national nonprofit dedicated to closing gaps in maternal mental health…
Sometimes you just can’t rush things…
It took six years, but the tireless work of many, including the Junior League of St. Louis, led to the recent signing into law of Missouri House Bill 1583 regarding…
We Stand With Orlando
Today the rainbow flag has lost its color. And one more time, people everywhere have lost a little bit more of our feeling of safety and freedom. All of us…
Gail Houlihan: A commitment to children’s welfare is recognized
Do you know someone who has achieved measurable community impact and, in doing so, represents outstanding acts of public service? Does that person perform these acts without the expectation of…
An Astronaut Who’s Down-to-Earth
Executive Director Susan Danish reflects on her recent attendance of the World Cornerstone Conference in Tel Aviv. Read her latest Huffington Post piece here.