Targeted Grants
The Targeted Grants Subcommittee evaluates grant applications and makes recommendations for where Junior League of Washington grants will be made to community organizations in connection with the Junior League of Washington’s literacy focus. Committee members promote the availability of Junior League of Washington grants and how the grant cycle works through outreach efforts to the community. They also review grant applications, conduct site visits with community organizations and ultimately recommend to the Junior League of Washington membership which organizations will be funded by the Junior League of Washington. The Junior League of Washington announces its 2008-2009 Targeted Grants cycle. JLW will award two grants of $25,000 each to community organizations in the metropolitan-D.C. area in support of our literacy focus. Click here to learn more and apply. Completed applications are due at JLW by Friday, October 30, 2009.
Volunteer Resources
The Volunteer Resources Subcommittee identifies new Junior League of Washington volunteer placement opportunities from a pool of community organizations requesting trained Junior League of Washington volunteers. The committee reviews volunteer resource applications, conducts site visits, and recommends new community volunteer placements that are consistent with the literacy focus of the Junior League of Washington.
Meg Graham Scholarship
The Junior League of Washington Volunteer Service Award in honor of the late Reverend Margaret M. Graham, a former president of the Association of Junior Leagues International, is an annual scholarship program available to graduating seniors of DC public schools. The scholarship rewards outstanding volunteerism with funds for college education expenses. Download the application!
Poetry Contest
Begun in 2000, the Junior League of Washington embarked on a new program to encourage and support literacy, instituting a poetry contest in the elementary grades of DC public schools. Open to grades 4-8, DC public school students are encouraged to author an original poem for the competition and cash prizes. Download the application!
