Looking forward to a great General Meeting tonight! #WhyJLLA

“I used to always think that if a school wasn’t performing, that it was strictly because there was a bad principal, or there were bad teachers,” she explained. “But the reality is that [at Fenger], we’re a neighborhood school, so we’re just a reflection of the community. And you can’t expect to solve the problems… Read More

Welcome to the 2016-17 League Year!  I hope you had a fantastic summer and I am looking forward to working together to Move our Mission Forward! I’m very excited to celebrate the start of the new year at our 1st General Meeting on Tuesday, Sept 13!  The September meeting is one of my favorite JLLA meetings… Read More

Let’s create something meaningful together. #WhyJLLA #motivationmonday

Thank you to all of our members and their family and friends who attended the first Cocktails for a Cause event of the year! With over 130 in attendance we completed a successful school supply project drive for the Mar Vista Family Center! A huge thank you to STK for hosting our event and for… Read More

This year we are thrilled to honor two civic leaders who are dedicated to building better communities.  Our Community Achievement Award recipient is Jeanne Pritzker, founder and chair of Foster Care Counts, and the Spirit of Voluntarism Award recipient is Daryn Horton, JLLA sustaining member and past president.  Scroll down to read about these amazing… Read More

JLLA is kicking off our new year at our first General Meeting! We’re excited about making an impact in our community! #WhyJLLA

Our members are getting excited for our first General Meeting of the year! Lets reconnect to our purpose! #WhyJLLA

Join us for the first Cocktails for a Cause of the year at STK Los Angeles in Westwood! Thursday, August 25, from 6:30P – 9:30P Tickets are $10 online & $15 at the door We will also be having a Projects Drive for school supplies for the Mar Vista Family Center. Plus, STK’s talented bartenders… Read More

This month JLLA’s very own Joy Burkhard, a founder, Executive Director and Board Chair of 2020 Mom, a national nonprofit dedicated to closing gaps in maternal mental health care through convening, collaborating, advocacy and education wrote a blog post for AJLI! The post focuses on depression and anxiety that 80% of mother’s feel after giving birth. Roughly 15% of… Read More