• Our Mission

    Junior League of Evanston-North Shore, Inc. 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.

  • JLE-NS fosters job readiness and promotes positive family development.

Community Impact

Thrift House

Thrift House celebrated our 80 year anniversary in 2020, a milestone for any merchant. Since opening our doors in 1940, the Thrift House has been the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore’s oldest, ongoing project and continues to be a major source of revenue, raising approximately $25,000 per year to support JLE-NS’s operations and community projects.

Grants

The Junior League of Evanston-North Shore’s Community Grant Assistance Fund is expressly for the purposes of fund disbursement to non-profit, tax-exempt agencies and groups in our community.

Scholarships

The Outstanding Volunteer Community Service Scholarship is awarded by the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore to honor graduating Senior Students who exemplify an outstanding volunteer spirit by contributing significantly in the areas of community service and leadership during his or her high school years. Several scholarships will be awarded for $2,000 each.

Baby Steps

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

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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