KITK November Update

KITK Monthly Lessons delivered 10 kits during November 2020 to our community partner Homeward Bound. The kids enjoyed the exercises, snacks and families are super thankful for the Brita water pitchers. There is a great deal of need at Homeward Bound this holiday season, especially as only new items are accepted as donations this year… Read More

HealthFest Event Recap

Phoenix Food Day and Healthfest had its annual event on Oct. 10, 2020. It was a HUGE success thanks to all the donors throughout the valley, the Cartwright community, and JLP volunteers. We had 986 families participate, helping over 4,800 people! We gave away over 2000 goody bags, 250 food boxes, and 500 produce bags.… Read More

Harvest Compassion Center October Recap

JLP’s Harvest Compassion Center Committee participated in HCC’s Run 1 Feed 1 event this month. Run 1 Feed 1 raised more than $113,000 to feed local families during the fall months! Thank you to everyone who participated!

Kids in the Kitchen Monthly Lesson

JLP’s Kids in the Kitchen Monthly Lessons had their first monthly lesson of the new JLP year with our friends at Homeward Bound! The kids enjoyed a Back to School themed lesson with jump roping and a healthy and interactive snack… yucky to yummy bread! JLP’s Kids in the Kitchen program has the goal of… Read More

Harvest Compassion Center’s Backpack Event Was a Success!

Harvest Compassion Center’s back to school backpack event was a huge success! They were able to pass out backpacks and school supplies to 752 students. Thank you to all the Junior Leaguers who helped donate through HCC’s Amazon wish list. Consider donating through their Amazon Wish List (linked here) to help them keep their shelves… Read More

JLP Past Partner Ryan House is Celebrating 10 years!

Ten years ago, Ryan House opened its doors in Phoenix, with JLP as a founding member. We were thrilled to celebrate their anniversary through a virtual community breakfast on Aug. 28. “Ryan House means so much to so many, including Junior League of Phoenix. We are proud to be a founding partner of Ryan House.… Read More

City of Phoenix & JLP Partner Together for Phoenix Food Day and HealthFest

In the time of COVID-19, Zoom meetings, working remotely and teaching our children common core math from home in our pajamas has become the “new normal.” Health and wellness – although at the forefront with COVID-19 in terms of washing our hands and wearing our masks (#maskuparizona) – can sometimes be challenging to maintain. Quarantine… Read More

ROCKETS Teacher Launch

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The school year is back and it’s looking quite different these days. The Junior League of Phoenix in partnership with CREATE at the Arizona Science Center is proud to support Arizona educators with an entirely virtual ROCKETS Teacher Launch seminar. Be on the lookout for our next training dates slated for early 2021. The training… Read More

Harvest Compassion Center

Junior League’s partnership with Harvest Compassion Center is off to a great start! We are excited to continue to grow our relationship with HCC and are so excited about the Sept. 3 grand opening of the West Phoenix location. JLP provided $15,000 of funds to assist in the opening of this new center, will be… Read More

ROCKETS Teacher Launch will continue its partnership with CREATE

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ROCKETS Teacher Launch will continue its partnership with CREATE at the Arizona Science Center for 2020-2021. We will host an entirely virtual seminar in early 2021 (exact date TBD). A virtual event opens up attendance to all educators throughout AZ and does not burden them with traveling to downtown Phoenix. CREATE is launching a digital… Read More