Did you know that 41% of Latinas do not graduate high school in four years and that only 19% of Latinas have a college degree? Circle de Luz, with the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC), is working to change that by supporting young Latinas with a six-year program that includes mentoring and scholarship funds. The organization is focused not…
Category: Community Connection
Community Partner Spotlight: The Center for Community Transitions
The Center for Community Transitions is a non-profit organization that helps people with criminal records and their families find a healthier, more productive way of living. The organization provides employment and transition services, supports alternatives to incarceration, and restores and strengthens family bonds. Services are provided at no cost to the incarcerated individual or the family. The organization is focused…
Community Partner Spotlight: Project 658
Once a month, Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) members prepare meals for refugee families through Project 658. One of two new community partners selected for the 2017-2018 year, Project 658 is a community center located in east Charlotte focused on supporting the 20,000 refugees struggling to start their lives over in our city. Refugee families served hail from all…
JLC member sworn in as Charlotte mayor
The Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) is made up of women who come from various backgrounds, careers and life experiences. Often, JLC members use their leadership and training skills to serve others, which is the case for JLC Sustainer Vi Lyles. Lyles was officially sworn in as mayor of Charlotte Monday night in front of a packed house in…
Community Partner Spotlight: Promising Pages
A child born into poverty in Charlotte has less than a five percent chance of rising out of it in his or her lifetime, as referenced in the Leading on Opportunity 2017 report. Promising Pages, in partnership with the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC), is working to improve upward mobility for underserved children by instilling a love of reading. …
JLC Seeing Green after PGA Championship
The 99th PGA Championship was held at the Quail Hollow Club this year, the first time it has been played in Charlotte since its inception in 1916. So, when Levy Restaurants approached the Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) to volunteer at the tournament and earn money for the League, the answer was easy. Due to the change in the…
Community Partner Spotlight: Big Shots Saturdays
Backpacks, new shoes and pencils aren’t the only things to consider as students return to school…North Carolina law mandates that children be current on immunizations to enroll. The Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) with Mecklenburg County Public Health and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, hosts three Big Shots Saturday events, from 9am until 4pm. This year, the clinics were held September 9,…
Provisionals support women battling breast cancer with Carolina Breast Friends
The month of October is known worldwide as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so today we are sharing the story of the 2016-2017 Ballantyne Provisional Group’s Capstone Project with Carolina Breast Friends. This article was contributed by Junior League active and 2016-2017 Ballantyne Provisional Group member Emily Kuhl. Emily’s mother Linda Howard battled breast cancer twice, ultimately passing away in May…
Community Partner Spotlight: Second Harvest Food Bank
Did you know that 188,000 children in the Charlotte region are at risk of hunger EVERY day? The Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) partners with Second Harvest Food Bank to achieve the organization’s number one goal: ending child hunger. Second Harvest solicits and distributes food and household items throughout 19 counties in North and South Carolina in partnership with…
Community Partner Highlight: Ada Cooks!
Love cooking? So do the Junior League of Charlotte members who bring healthy cooking classes to Davidson through the Ada Cooks! placement. The Ada Cooks! program operates out of the Ada Jenkins Center, a community organization focused on alleviating poverty by providing food, clothing, health/dental services, educational programs and other support. Through the program, which was started by a Davidson College…