Who We Are

Since its founding in 1901 by social activist Mary Harriman, The Junior League has evolved into one of the oldest, largest, and most effective women’s volunteer organizations in the world, encompassing more than 155,000 women in 293 Leagues in four countries.

Sarah Wannarka takes her experience as a criminal prosecutor in Texas to Kabul, Afghanistan where, as part of the U.S. Department of Justice’s Rule of Law program, she mentors women prosecutors and judges in a culture that does not support women as professionals.

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What We Do

For more than a century, The Junior League has been on the forefront of social reform, identifying problems—pollution, illiteracy, domestic violence, foster children without a safety net—and finding solutions.

For nearly two decades the Junior League of Boca Raton has collaborated with a Florida nonprofit organization known as In The Pines, Inc. in order to improve the lives of low-income farmworkers with educational programming, vocational training, home renovations, and literacy instruction.

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The Civic Lede

What Can Katrina Teach Us About Sandy? Susan Danish Responds to That Question Today in the Huffington Post

April 25, 2013

Today’s Huffington Post featured a piece by AJLI Executive Director Susan Danish entitled ‘Developing “Civic Capital’ — What Can Katrina Teach Us About Sandy?” In it she posits that well-trained volunteers, like the women of The Junior League, constitute a formidable force for good that can organize and provide leadership and solutions that help a city recover from disaster when federal aid and big relief agencies disappear.

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