Category Archives: JL Programs

Growing fresh fruit and vegetables in Texas
The Junior League of Collin County works with City of Plano to maintain an organic community garden that delivers the bulk of its harvest to the hungry.
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Teaching kids in Virginia about food insecurity at Thanksgiving
To demonstrate the power of voluntarism at an early age, the Junior League of Norfolk-Virginia Beach created a Little Hands, Big Difference, a Thanksgiving food drive customized for child volunteers.
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Inventing a new way to look at healthy eating in Calgary
Kids in the Kitchen originated out of the award-winning Junior Chefs program developed by The Junior League of Calgary in 2001 as a way to fight child hunger and obesity.
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Tackling food insecurity in Florida
The Junior League of Greater Orlando uses legislative advocacy to combat food insecurity in an agricultural state.
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Reinventing the basic food pantry model in Hartford
In Hartford, stocking a food pantry but also providing in-house counseling and external referrals fight hunger in poor neighborhoods.
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