• JLE-NS policy board

    Our Mission: The Junior League of Evanston-North Shore is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.

  • JLE-NS provides women a unique forum to develop personally and professionally while making a difference to individual lives and transforming communities.

  • Thrift House is JLE-NS’s oldest ongoing project. Since opening in 1940, the store has raised approximately $25,000 per year to support our operations and volunteer projects.

Community Impact

Thrift House

Since 1940, the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore’s Thrift House has raised $25,000 annually to support JLE-NS’s operations and community projects.

Grants

JLE-NS’s Community Grant Assistance Fund awards funds to non-profit, tax-exempt organizations in our community.

Scholarships

JLE-NS awards scholarships to graduating High School Seniors who significantly contribute to the community through volunteerism & leadership.

Baby steps baby shower for expectant moms at North Shore University Healthsystem's Evanston Hospital

Baby Steps

Baby Steps Educational Shower is a program that positively impacts the lives of expectant mothers in need and their children.

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Fitting Futures

Started in 2009, the goal of Fitting Futures is to increase the potential for low-income women to achieve economic self-sufficiency.

Membership

We are currently recruiting New Members to join our 2023-2024 New Member Class!

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