Become a Partner

Becoming a Junior League of Atlanta Partner

The Junior League of Atlanta (JLA) invites all eligible agencies to submit an application for partnership with the JLA. The Junior League of Atlanta looks for agency programs that will develop the potential of our women volunteers and empower them to promote positive community change in the areas of health, education and welfare of women and children. The Junior League of Atlanta looks for these programs to have a measurable impact on your agency and the population(s) you serve.

Our primary service area is the City of Atlanta; although the Metropolitan Atlanta area is our secondary service area, provided these agencies also serve City of Atlanta citizens.

To discover how your organization and the Junior League of Atlanta can work together, please attend our annual Community Breakfast on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Held at the JLA Headquarters, the Community Breakfast offers an overview of the Junior League of  Atlanta’s mission, Community Partnership and Placement opportunities, the application process, and breakout sessions on topics such as social media and fundraising.

To RSVP, please click here. (Because of space limitations, we ask that you limit your organization’s participants to two.)

  

Applying for Partnership

To request to become a Community Partner or Placement of The Junior League of Atlanta, please check back on May 7th during the application period. Agencies serving as a JLA Placement must re-apply annually, while Partners must only apply once and then submit an annual update. We look forward to working with you over the next year.

Application for all Community Partners (prospective and current)

Download the application narrative for review:

Community Partnership Application Narrative 

Access and complete the submission form:

Community Agency Application

Annual Update Form for Current Partners

Community Partner Annual Update

There are a variety of ways the Junior League of Atlanta may partner with an agency:

  1. Volunteers Only – The JLA provides trained volunteers to support agency programs, and volunteers each complete 50 hours of community service.
  2. Volunteers and Funding – The JLA provides trained volunteers and funding to support agency programs, and volunteers each complete 50 hours of community service.
  3. Special Project Opportunities – The JLA provides trained volunteers for short-term projects such as Done-in-a-Day type events.
  4. Board of Directors Participation – JLA volunteers specifically trained in non-profit Board service are available to sit on your agency’s Board of Directors or Advisory Committees.  Click here to learn more.
  5. Advocacy – The JLA partners with agencies whose agendas overlap those of the JLA mission and focus areas to build legislative support, and provide advocacy training to our partners.  Click here to learn more.
  6. Early Childhood Education – JLA volunteers provide Early Childhood Education programs (targeted specifically to children ages 0-5), including programs devoted to assisting parents of children in this age group build life and job skills as well as financial literacy.
  7. Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children training – JLA volunteers provide training on the issue of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Atlanta, including how to identify the warning signs of those who may be impacted by this important issue.
  8. Collaboration – The JLA collaborates with community agencies by providing volunteers with skills from an existing community placement or by connecting existing community partners directly to work on a project, a drive or a new innovation.
  9. Community Drives – The JLA conducts drives on behalf of our community partners and distributes the supplies collected throughout the year. Past drives included collection of items such as children's books, school supplies, clothing items, used household items and baby items.  Click here to learn more.
  10. Empowerment Award – This annual award is designed to honor and reward a client of a community agency who has overcome adversity to achieve self-sufficiency, as well as the agency who assisted her in the process. Both the individual and the agency receive a monetary prize and the individual receives a ‘prize package’ of goods and services donated by local businesses. The JLA welcomes to agencies submit an application for consideration of this award.  Click here to learn more.  
  11. Kids in the Kitchen – The JLA provides instructional and interactive events which empower youth to make healthy lifestyle choices to help fight the growth of childhood obesity and its associated negative health issues.  Click here to learn more.
  12. Peach Pipes Choral Group – Peach Pipes is the 50 year running legendary Junior League of Atlanta singing ensemble. The group performs around Atlanta on Wednesday mornings at special care facilities and agencies serving women and children.

    

Questions

Please contact the Chair of the Community Partnership Evaluation Committee at communityapplication@jlatlanta.org.