History
Nonprofit organizations have long been essential threads in the tapestry that is the Crescent City. In its 90-year history, the Junior League of New Orleans has played a vibrant role in that story, helping rebuild a city devastated by natural disasters, promoting healthy families, developing the potential of women, as well as educating and protecting the city's youngest residents. JLNO is home to more than 2,200 Provisional, Active, and Sustaining members, making it the 8th largest League out of 291in the world. During the past five years, JLNO has invested more than $3 million and approximately 225,000 volunteer hours in the Metropolitan New Orleans area. JLNO's history laid the foundation and built the infrastructure for that type of impact. Many of JLNO's initial programs still exist, while others have been so successful they now stand on their own, allowing the organization to respond to the changing needs to today's New Orleans with innovative initiatives.
Specialties
The Junior League of New Orleans 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. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.