Featured Image: Voices for Georgia’s Children’s Executive Director Dr. Erica Fener Sitkoff visits with pre-k students during annual Georgia’s Pre-K Week Protecting the vulnerable during the COVID-19 crisis By Dr. Erica Fener Sitkoff, Executive Director, Voices for Georgia’s Children Foreword by Andrea N. Smith, President, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. Since its inception 103 […]
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Good Work Claims Well-Deserved Credit
By: Susannah Balish, Sr Director at Cox Communications, past JLA president, board member, speaker Introduction by Andrea N. Smith, President, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. As we celebrate Women’s History Month, I wanted to extend deep appreciation to The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. (JLA) members who have made and continue to make a […]
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2019…It’s OUR Time!
By Carla C. Smith, President, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. Over the past six months, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. (JLA) has been able to create, develop, implement and inspire new beginnings during our 102nd year. New beginnings were ignited not only in the women, children, and families that we serve but also within […]
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Centennial Grant Update: The Institute on Healthcare and Human Trafficking
By Cailin Copan-Kelly, Associate Development Officer, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta One year ago, the Junior League of Atlanta awarded one of its Centennial grants to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. This funding has had a transformational impact, enabling Children’s to launch the virtual Institute on Healthcare and Human Trafficking (the Institute), which is part of the […]
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Launching a Second Century of Service
By Rebekah Henry Murphy, 2017-2018 President of the Junior League of Atlanta For our entire history, The Junior League of Atlanta (JLA) has played a major role in bringing about many of the services and social reforms that our community has needed – from providing free school books and lunches in the Atlanta Public School […]
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Hunger Never Takes a Break!
Why Child Nutrition Programs are Important Many parents are looking forward to the end of the school year and the memories they’ll make with their children this summer. But parents of the one in four Georgia children who face food insecurity see the upcoming break in classes through a different lens—the end of the school […]
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Girls Need Support to Be Fearless
The harsh reality is that sexual exploitation of children is more common than anyone wants to believe. At least 100 children are bought and sold for sex every night in Atlanta.
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Four Incomparable Atlanta Leaders Pay Homage to 100 Years of JLA
This weekend, the Junior League of Atlanta celebrated the 100th anniversary of Isoline Campbell gathering her fellow debutantes and challenging them to use their talents to improve the lives of the less fortunate.
