• 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.

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Baby Steps

This year’s JLE-NS New Member Class is pleased to host the 8th annual Baby Steps shower in April, an event that will positively impact the lives of 15 underprivileged families and their newborn babies.

Kitchen Tour

Tickets on sale now! The 2017 Designer Kitchens of the North Shore Kitchen Tour will take place Friday, May 5, 2017. In its seventh year, the Kitchen Tour raises significant revenue to fund important programs of the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore.

Thrift House

Celebrating 75 yrs. in 2015, the Thrift House is the league’s oldest, ongoing project that provides quality, used merchandise at affordable prices while raising funds for our operations and community projects.

Community Impact

Grants

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

Scholarships

The Outstanding Volunteer Community Service Scholarship is awarded by the Junior League of Evanston-North Shore, to honor a graduating Senior Student who exemplifies 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 between $500 and $1,000 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.