Junior League of Washington

Reflecting the changing needs in our Nation's Capital

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

Resolution Read

The JLW is kicking off the new year with a brand-new event aimed at promoting literacy with DC children in one of the simplest ways… reading aloud. With our new month-long event, Resolution Read, we will be visiting programs, schools, libraries, and book stores throughout the month of January to read and facilitate “discussion” activities with kids and encouraging them to make a New Year’s resolution to read more.

To date, our volunteers have read more than 170 books to children. The last few days of January, we will spend time at Bright Beginnings, DCPL (Takoma), Playtime Project, YMCA (NE Branch), Excel Academy, The Georgetown Early School, 826DC, and the Boys and Girls Club. Our month long read-aloud effort concludes on February 7th, so be sure to check back and see how we did with our new resolution!

Save the Date for Kids in the Kitchen!

Looking for a fun way to teach your children about healthy eating habits and the importance of exercise? Don't miss Kids in the Kitchen! Saturday, March 3rd from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. at the YMCA National Capital (17th and Rhode Island, NW)! Check back for more details about the 2012 Kids in the Kitchen event.

Accepting Applications for 2012 Meg Graham Scholarship

The Targeted Grants and Volunteer Resources Committee is pleased to make available the 2012 application for the Meg Graham Scholarship Endowment…Celebrating Service and Leadership. The $10,000 scholarship award is in memory of the late Reverend Margaret M. Graham, former Rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church in Georgetown, co-founder of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, former president of the Association of Junior Leagues International and former member of the JLW. Applications are due March 15, 2012. Read more.

Tossed & Found

All goods sold at Tossed and Found are donated by the generous members, friends, and community partners of the Junior League of Washington, and all proceeds benefit the Junior League’s targeted grants and community programs.
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A Capital Collection

A Capital Collection of Holiday Shops is the largest and oldest fundraiser of the Junior League of Washington. The three-day shopping event hosts more than 60 merchants with unique and exciting wares and 5,000 shoppers over the course of the weekend. Read more

Shop Hops/Shop Around Card

Purchase your Shop Around card for $20 plus $5 handling fee and receive a 20% discount at some of your favorite retailers. Cards are available for purchase at JLW events throughout March and April
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National Book Festival

Over five hundred Junior League of Washington volunteers will join the Library of Congress to promote literacy at the 2011 National Book Festival on Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, on the National Mall.
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Kids in the Kitchen

In conjunction with the Association of Junior Leagues International JLW will expand the scope and size of its Kids in the Kitchen education initiative on childhood obesity and nutrition. This year's Kids in the Kitchen event will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2012 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m at the YMCA National Capital (corner of Rhode Island Ave, NW and 17th street, NW).