The Junior League of Jackson (JLJ) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

The Junior Auxiliary of Jackson was organized in 1927 by a small group of women who wanted to better their community. In January 1941, the Junior League of Jackson was born. Today, the Junior League of Jackson is the sixth largest League in the Association of Junior Leagues International, with our membership numbering nearly 2,200 Provisional, Active, and Sustaining members.

The Junior League of Jackson’s purpose is to improve the lives in our community by working with community partners to deliver services and assistance to those in need. The Junior League of Jackson’s community impact goal is to support PreK – 5th grade children and their caregivers in the Jackson area to increase student success. We have identified the following three community areas that need our support: academic growth, essential needs and health and mental well-being.

• Enhance academic growth, supporting educational success through resources, tutoring, and mentoring to improve academic performance and engagement – especially with literacy.

• Provide access to essential needs, ensuring basic physiological requirements are met so students are better equipped to succeed in the classroom.

• Promote healthy living and mental well-being, equipping students to make healthy choices that support their physical and emotional well-being, including how to have a growth mindset and foster healthy relationships while addressing toxic stress, bullying, abuse and neglect, and supporting safe spaces.

Our membership works year-round with the community partners on these issue based projects throughout the Jackson metro area. In fact, our members provides more than 50,000 hours of service each year. These hours are important for the community to benefit and grow, but our members also learn from this work. By working as a team and serving our community, we are developing the potential of women and promoting voluntarism, two of the main missions of the League.

All our community projects are staffed with JLJ volunteers and all volunteers are required to complete an intensive Provisional year and thereafter choose from a wide range of community projects each year. Through these projects, volunteers acquire the skills, knowledge and empowerment to effectively serve the community.