By: Lauren Niles, Literacy Lab Committee Chair Every Wednesday, women from the Literacy Lab Committee meet at the DC General Shelter. When they arrive at the shelter, which used to be a city-run hospital, the residents are eating dinner. As they gather the supplies and set up the room, everything is relatively quiet and calm.… Read More

1.     How long have you been in the Junior League of Washington (JLW)? I joined in 2003, so this is my 14th year in the League. 2.     Tell us a bit about your first JLW leadership experience. What inspired you to lead? When I was in my early years of membership, Esprit had a large following for… Read More

1.   How long have you been in the League? This is my fifth Active year. My Provisional year was 2011-2012. 2.   Tell us a bit about your first JLW leadership experience. What inspired you to lead? During the summer of 2015, I saw there was a vacancy listed in League Lines for a Community Outreach… Read More

1.   How long have you been in the Junior League of Washington (JLW)? This is my sixth Active year. 2.    Tell us a bit about your first JLW leadership experience. What inspired you to lead? When I joined [the Junior League of Washington], my mini-placement was on Finance Council, which I thoroughly loved because… Read More

1.   How long have you been in the Junior League of Washington (JLW)? Seven years. 2.    Tell us a bit about your first JLW leadership experience. What inspired you to lead? My first experience in leadership was on the Community Events Planning Committee (now Literacy Events Planning Committee), where I raised my hand to be… Read More

It’s that time of year again! The Junior League of Washington’s Nominating Committee needs to slate 100 leadership positions, and they can’t do it alone. Nominating needs the help of the entire League to bring rising stars and great leaders to their attention. Leadership comes in many forms in the League. Remember, there is a… Read More

Washington School for Girls students enjoyed National Book Festival in September. Towards the end of my new member year, I asked Jennifer Hemingway, who was the President-Elect, for guidance on selecting a placement for my first year as an active member. She explained that serving on the Targeted Grants & Volunteer Resources (TGVR) placement is… Read More

115,000 books — that’s how many books the Junior League of Washington (JLW) has distributed children across the DC area through our Resolution Read program. Resolution Read is a sustained JLW initiative to make a lasting impact in the Washington, DC, community by fostering a passion for books and reading where it otherwise might not… Read More

This Thanksgiving, as you reflect on all of the blessings in your life, we want to thank you, our hard-working volunteers, for all you do to support the Junior League of Washington (JLW) and its community partners. This year already, you have put in nearly 5,000 volunteer hours at our community partners, at flagship events… Read More

This is Jam. She is one of our friendly Junior League of Washington volunteers at National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA). The National Museum of Women in the Arts is the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the achievements of women artists. JLW has been involved with NMWA since 1982.… Read More