Since 1919, our League members have served our city by
effectively training volunteers, providing leadership, raising funds and
developing programs and services that make our community a better place to
live, work and raise a family. Since
the League's inception, our members have donated over $1.9 million dollars and more than 1.4 million volunteer hours
to our community. League members research areas of need in the Omaha area and
educate the membership and the community about those issues.
Women building better communities. That's the Junior
League.
The Junior League has been the driving force behind the kinds of initiatives
and institutions that make our community a healthier, more vital places to
live.
Junior League members, reflecting a wide range of
backgrounds, interests, and professional pursuits work together to identify
unmet needs, forge effective coalitions, and work for change. Time and time
again, the Junior League is among the first organizations to step up to the
plate and tackle a community's biggest challenges.
Busy Raising a City.
The Junior League of Omaha (JLO) has been instrumental in
developing core community-based organizations and agencies including:
- Douglas
County Immunization Task Force
- Emmy
Gifford Children's Theater (now The Rose Theater)
- Every
Woman Matters
- Fontenelle Forest
Guild
- Friends of the
Omaha Public Library
- General Crook
House
- Girls Incorporated
of Omaha
- Joslyn Museum
Guild
- Nebraska Food Bank
Network
- Nebraska Special
Olympics
- Omaha Community
Foundation
- Omaha Symphony
Guild
- Race for the Cure
(now the Nebraska Race for the Cure)
- Parent Assistance
Hotline
- Women's Shelter
Hope
Junior
League members know their community well and know how to get things done. They pragmatically assess problems and
solutions, motivate volunteers, and create new partnerships in the public and
private sectors. Most importantly they
lay the foundation for real, lasting change.
