Health, Nutrition and Food Insecurity
Junior Leagues across the Association work to promote the importance of healthy eating, but we also know that for many in our communities, it’s not so simple. In 2016, 41.2 million people lived in food-insecure households in the United States, meaning they did not have consistent access to adequate food at times during the year.
Learn more about the issues of food access and affordability, the role they play in nutrition and health and what Junior Leagues are doing to combat this issue.
Delve into this topic further on our editorial platform 19/01.
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Junior League of Monterey County, CA
Growing Up Gardens (GUG) implements edible food gardens in Monterey County schools in an effort to reduce childhood obesity rates by bringing awareness to healthy eating habits and the importance of knowing where food comes from.
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Junior League of Philadelphia, PA
The Apple a Day Healthy Living Initiative™ is the Junior League of Philadelphia, Inc.’s multi-tiered community initiative with the goal of creating a positive impact on the health and wellness of adults and children in the Greater Philadelphia area. Apple a Day™ programming encompasses both interactive educational curriculum and a focus on increasing the region’s capacity to supply and distribute healthy food to families in need.
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Junior League of Duluth
The Junior League of Duluth’s “Let it Grow” program works to address food-insecurity in the Twin Ports as part of a coalition of community partners with shared vision and resources to establish a food secure community through empowerment, enrichment and education.
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The Junior League of Hartford
In one of Hartford’s poorest neighborhoods, the Freshplace food pantry, a collaborative community initiative, tackles chronic hunger and provides education in healthy nutrition to those who need it.
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The Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach
The Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach teaches children the benefits of voluntarism at an early age, with Little Hands, Big Difference, an initiative that engages them in a Thanksgiving food drive for a local food pantry.
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The Junior League of Collin County
The Junior League of Collin County collaborates with municipal partners to plant an organic, self-sustaining community garden that engages volunteers from the city of Plano in helping to solve the problem of hunger with fresh produce.
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The Junior League of Los Angeles followed by more than 60 other Leagues
The Junior League of Los Angeles dared to break the stigma of AIDS by setting up a hotline and speakers’ bureau to dispel fear and misinformation. Its work inspired numerous other Leagues to engage in similar efforts.
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276 Leagues under the auspices of The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc.
The Association of Junior Leagues International undertook an international public awareness campaign entitled “Don’t Wait to Vaccinate” to alert parents to the importance of immunizations for their children.
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The Junior League of Charlotte
Designed to improve the health and well-being of at-risk children, The Junior League of Charlotte’s Healthy Child Initiative has served more than 22,000 children with programs to support their physical, dental and mental health.
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The Junior League of Greater Orlando
The Junior League of Orlando works with the Junior Leagues of Florida State Public Affairs Community in educating legislators about the need for retailers who sell healthy food in food-insecure neighborhoods.
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The Junior League of Philadelphia
The Junior League of Philadelphia promotes children’s health and wellness, literacy, and environmental conscientiousness with a single after-school program for at-risk kids.
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The Junior League of Calgary
Begun in 2001 by The Junior League of Calgary, Junior Chefs grew into a multi-national program now operating in more than 200 communities.
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The Junior League of Montgomery Brings AIDS and HIV patients and their families a new source of nutritional food
In 2012, The Junior League of Montgomery partnered with Medical Aids Outreach (MAO) to start, staff, and stock a food pantry for people struggling with HIV and AIDS.
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The Junior League of Houston
With a significant portion of its city’s young people not being served with adequate medical care, The Junior League of Houston spearheaded the SuperKids Pediatric Mobile Clinic initiative to bring care to the children.
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