Junior League of Richmond Virginia

This program presents a program once a month to young women (target age 16-25) from local high schools and community colleges to share information about resume writing, career exploration, networking, and developing skills for employment.

This program partners with Shalom Farms and the YWCA to connect women served by the YWCA with locally-grown produce, food boxes with nutritious ingredients, recipes, and essential kitchen tools and supplies.

This program connects with community partners to plan single day and ongoing short projects, in order to offer service and engagement with the Richmond area. Committee may also have one-to-two subcommittees that work directly with specific community partners on long-term and/or monthly programs, such as Kids in the Kitchen.

This program collaborates with Peter Paul Development Center, Richmond and Henrico Public Schools, and neighborhood community centers to host several reading carnivals for families. The purpose of the carnivals is to increase literacy proficiency for caregivers, encourage family connectedness through shared reading, provide topical information and access to resources, and provide a book for each family served. Each reading carnival will feature various activity stations, centered around books and reading, and will be held at community centers close to various Richmond Courts.

This committee works in conjunction with REAL LIFE to connect with women in the greater Richmond community who need female comradery, education around infant and child care, and a support network as they navigate the transition from incarceration, addiction issues, housing insecurity, and/or poverty. This program will help to empower underserved women and provide resources, education, and conversation around topics that are most applicable.