Dr. Banda is founder of the National Association of Business Women in Malawi, lifting women out of poverty through empowerment & our #WCW!

The Junior League of Los Angeles works with Mar Vista Family Center (MVFC) in many capacities, from Done-in-a-Day (DIAD) activities, to our standing arts-based project.  Our project this year is called “Discover You: Around the World”.  For six weeks this fall children learned about a different country, it’s language, food, art, culture, and history.  They… Read More

This #WCW we remember Dorothy Height who focused on the issues of African-American women, including unemployment, illiteracy, and voter awareness.

In the early 1990s, educational researchers and educators Betty Hart and Todd Risley set out to determine why early intervention efforts were failing.  In a groundbreaking study, Hart and Risley measured the number of words addressed to 42 children from diverse socio-economic statuses over a period of 2.5 years.  They found that, by age 3,… Read More

The Junior League of Los Angeles was honored with Heart of Los Angeles’ (HOLA) Community Award this past November at their Holiday of the Heart gala.  We are honored by HOLA’s award and their ongoing commitment to JLLA’s “College 101” workshops, benefitting high school students. Over seven years ago, JLLA and HOLA began meeting to… Read More

The Junior League of Los Angeles (“JLLA”) hosted its 16th Annual Harvest Boutique Fundraiser on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at the JW Marriott at LA Live. The fabulous day featured a shopping boutique with over 40 vendors, including Kate Spade, Joie, Lorna Jane, Sole Society, and Sugarfina. The event also included a lovely celebratory luncheon… Read More

The DIAD Committee has a goal of 30 DIADs this year! This is an increase of 10 activities compared to last year. So far we have planned and executed 14 DIADs this fall and plan to execute around 15 for spring. DIADs are held at various locations in the Los Angeles area.  Done in a… Read More

Homelessness was recently declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles.  As usual, JLLA is on the forefront of building and repairing our community.  Since 2010, JLLA members have been inspiring and motivating homeless women, living with mental illness, to succeed in their personal lives at Ocean Park Community Center’s (OPCC) Daybreak program.  Members teach… Read More

This year’s Spirit of Voluntarism Awardee was Ellen Weitman.   During the Harvest Boutique luncheon Ellen was recognized for devoting more than 34 years of service to the Junior League of Los Angeles.  Ellen, who joined JLLA in 1980, has held a number of leadership positions, including Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, Community Director (when Public Policy was… Read More