Community Impact Blog for The Junior League of Tucson
Arizona Gives Day is a statewide, online giving campaign that provides critical support for local nonprofit organizations. Since its inception in 2013, AZ Gives Day has raised over $23 Million for Arizona’s nonprofit sector! This year, as we continue to navigate the financial strains of the pandemic, the Junior League of Tucson is requesting donations […]
Come to Tap & Bottle Downtown Feb 1 from 5-7 pm for the Kick off for LBDI. Any Purchase at Tap & Bottle that night a percentage goes towards LBDI. The Little Black Dress Initiative (LBDI) will raise awareness of poverty in southern Arizona. Each participant wears one black dress for five days for a week in February, […]
The Little Black Dress Initiative (LBDI) will raise awareness of poverty in southern Arizona. Each participant wears one black dress/outfit for five days for a week in February, to illustrate the effects poverty can have on access to resources, confidence, and opportunities. Wearing the same dress/outfit for 5 days is meant to represent the lack of choice […]
The Junior League of Tucson, Inc. just wanted to give a shout out to our community partner Libraries, Ltd. for donating 50 children’s books to our Kids in The Kitchen booth event at Children’s Museum Tucson Love of Literacy Event on September 22, 2018. To learn more about Libraries, LTD. please visit: www.librariesltdaz.org
Kids in the Kitchen is a Junior League community initiative that engages kids and parents in the preparation of healthy meals, and to provide education on nutrition and healthy lifestyle choices. February 2018, we returned to Tully Elementary Magnet School. Our volunteer members spent the evening with more than 20 kids and their families. We shared dinner, […]
THANK YOU! Through The Little Black Dress Initiative (LBDI) our community tackled tough conversations about poverty in southern Arizona and raised nearly $4,000 to support JLT and struggling youth in our community. #TheLBDI #juniorleagueoftucson
Year after year, members of The Junior League of Tucson have returned to as volunteers to help staff the event. Our members helped in the hygiene area, packing bags with personal hygiene products and diapers. [Click the title to read more.]
Childhood Educational Readiness: video resources for JLT members and our community
Recently, members of The Junior League of Tucson volunteered in support of the School Garden at Davis Elementary, a bilingual K-5 school in Tucson’s Barrio Anita. Our members spent our time at this Done in A Day event talking with parents and children, cleaning out chicken coops (!!), weeding the garden, chopping wood, and picking […]
Our first event for the 2016-2017 school year was held at Anna Lawrence Intermediate School with a goal of spreading awareness about the effect of nutrition and physical fitness on children’s education. [Click title to read more.]
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