BRINGING THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF WILMINGTON MISSION TO LIFE
Since 1918, the Junior League of Wilmington has been dedicated to making impactful change in our community. We have an incredible legacy that includes helping found the Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc. (DAPI), lobbying for the Foster Care Review Act, founding the Wilmington Senior Center (next door to our headquarters), and spearheading the passage of Erin's Law. With your help, we can do continue to do more and push our Mission forward.
Your contribution directly improves our community through training League Members to become better volunteers and leaders, and it provides support to our projects and programs, like Stand Up. Period., which focuses on achieving period equity in Wilmington. No matter the donation, you will help us continue to serve our community.
About Junior League of Wilmington
Mission: The Junior League of Wilmington is an organization of women whose mission is to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training.
For 106 years, the Junior League of Wilmington has been a catalyst for impactful change in the community through our initiatives and partnerships to improve the health, education, and welfare of those in our city.
Our current initiative is
Stand Up. Period. which addresses period poverty and removing barriers that prevent people from participating fully in their lives due to their menstrual cycle. With your help, we can continue to provide safe and free supplies to those in our community while breaking down the stigma of menstruation. Since 2019, the Junior League of Wilmington has distributed over 250,000 period supplies to the community through our period supply banking program.
County Served: New Castle
Office Location(s): Wilmington
Sector: BIPOC-Led (CEO/ED); Civic Engagement & Social Action; Community Advocacy; Community Improvement; Education; Mutual & Membership Benefit; Philanthropy & Grantmaking Foundations; Volunteerism; Women's Issues