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 The Junior League of Monmouth County (JLMC) is an organization of women whose goal is to create committed permanent positive change in the lives of women and children in our county through promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. The JLMC has trained hundreds of volunteer members in its 70 year history and has created and developed hundreds of projects and programs in the area benefiting families. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The JLMC reaches out to women of all races, religions, and national origins who have an interest in and commitment to voluntarism. We have approximately 300 Active and Sustaining members, trained as accomplished collaborators who build coalitions, identify needs and develop effective and responsive programs to serve our community.

Founded in 1939, the JLMC started with 13 members in Red Bank, NJ. Today the JLMC is part of the Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI), which is made up of 296 Junior Leagues in 4 countries. The 170,000 plus members of the AJLI reflect a wide range of background, interests and professional pursuits. The JLMC focuses its activities on woman and children. Our Active members include business owners, executives, accountants, health care professionals, stay at home mothers, and other professionals. They all share an interest in and a commitment to voluntarism.

The JLMC is committed to helping our community in a variety of ways. Our membership commits over 20,000 hours to the community each year. That is equal to an in-kind donation of $300,000. In the past decade, we have contributed time and funds to over 25 community projects in Monmouth County including:

Facts About the JLMC:

• Over 300 members strong, we are one of the largest volunteer organizations in the area
• Sixty percent of our active members work outside of the home
• Our youngest members are in their 20's; our oldest members are in their 90's
• We come from diverse backgrounds, and we actively support multi-culturalism
• Our members have the opportunity to be trained in everything from marketing a fundraiser to writing a grant
• As a group, we are committed to working toward the improved quality of life for every citizen in Monmouth County
• We serve as community leaders
• Our goal is to help at risk women and children

What We Do

With A Community Planning team the Junior League does what it does best:

• We see a problem in the community
• We research its causes and possible solutions
• We organize a plan
• We educate and inform our members and the public
• We raise the necessary money
• We implement the program
• We gift the project to the city or an agency after a three to five-year involvement
• We move on to a new, different focus in order to give our volunteer members, who are community leaders in training, the opportunity to have a hands on experience in program development
• We accomplish all of this with the utmost honesty, integrity and altruism
• We grow individually and as an organization during the process

Our Mission

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