Programs

  • Diaper Bank And Period Supplies Initiative

    THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TAMPA (JLT) DIAPER BANK AND ALLIANCE FOR PERIOD SUPPLIES SERVES TO COMBAT NEED WITHIN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BY SUPPLYING DIAPERS AND PERIOD SUPPLIES TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS FOR DISTRIBUTION THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY. THE DIAPER BANK AND ALLIANCE FOR PERIOD SUPPLIES COLLECTS DIAPERS AND PERIOD PRODUCTS FROM INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS PURCHASES DIAPERS IN BULK TO SUPPLY TO OUR PARTNERS. THE JLT'S FOOD 4 KIDS PROJECT AIMS TO HELP CLOSE THE HUNGER GAP AND HELP CHILDREN ACCESS THE FOOD THEY NEED.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $190.5K

  • Girl Power And Kids Connect Projects

    THE JLT'S GIRL POWER PROJECT SERVES YOUNG WOMEN BETWEEN 7-17 YEARS' OLD. VOLUNTEERS OFFER MENTORSHIP, MOTIVATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT BY BUILDING MEANINGFUL RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. THE JLT'S KIDS CONNECT PROJECT ORGANIZES EVENTS TO BUILD AND CELEBRATE FOREVER FAMILIES, INCLUDING MATCH EVENTS FOR PROSPECTIVE FAMILIES AND CHILDREN ELIGIBLE TO BE ADOPTED, AS WELL AS A NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY CELEBRATION. LOVE BUNDLES PROVIDES PERSONAL ESSENTIALS, SUCH AS CLOTHES AND TOILETRIES, TO CHILDREN IMPACTED BY POVERTY. THE JLT ALSO PROVIDES COMMUNITY SUPPORT THROUGH GRANTS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMUNITY ACTION RECIPIENTS, GRANTS FOR ENABLING FUND RECIPIENTS, AND VOLUNTEERS FOR VOLUNTEER AT LARGE RECIPIENTS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $71.9K

  • Family Health And Literacy Initiatives

    FAMILY HEALTH DAY BEGAN AS AN ATTEMPT TO COMBAT THE "SUMMER SLIDE" WHEN STUDENTS HAVE LESS ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION. THE EVENT HAS EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS TO FEATURE ADDITIONAL HEALTHCARE OFFERINGS SUCH AS COMPLIMENTARY VISION CHECKS, DIABETES SCREENINGS AND EDUCATION AND YOUTH ATHLETIC CLINICS FOR CROSSFIT AND BASKETBALL. IN ADDITION TO THESE RESOURCES, JLT VOLUNTEERS ALSO PROVIDE FOOD, BOOKS AND DIAPERS TO ATTENDEES. THE JLT'S HUMAN TRAFFICKING AWARENESS PROJECT SEEKS TO END HUMAN TRAFFICKING BY SPREADING AWARENESS THROUGHOUT THE TAMPA BAY AREA, WITH THE HELP OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS. THE MOBILE INTERACTIVE LITERACY OPPORTUNITY (MILO) WAS CREATED TO REACH UNDERSERVED AREAS OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. SEE CONTINUANCE ON SCHEDULE OTHE MILO PROJECT HAS EVOLVED FROM JUST A TRAVELING BUS, TO A BROADER NETWORK OF LITERACY INITIATIVES DESIGNED TO MEET CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHERE THEY ARE, INCLUDING THROUGH THE GIVING LIBRARY PROGRAM, WHERE SMALL LIBRARIES ARE BUILT AND STOCKED WITH FREE BOOKS ALLOWING CHILDREN TO BUILD THEIR OWN HOME LIBRARY. THE JLT'S READY TO ACHIEVE PROJECT WORKS WITH YOUNG ADULTS LIVING IN FOSTER CARE TO HELP THEM BUILD THESE ESSENTIAL LIFE SKILLS.
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $70.3K