Community Impact Council The Junior League of Charlotte, Inc. (JLC) is hard at work ensuring that all children are school ready by focusing on the health and educational needs of children from birth to fifth grade in priority areas of Mecklenburg County. Since this is quite the undertaking, we rely on and work very closely with our dedicated community partners. The JLC’s community volunteer work is managed by the Community Impact Council (CIC). The CIC is further divided into three teams based on focus: children’s health, healthy minds and ready to learn. Read more about our twelve partners below:
CHILDREN’S HEALTH FOCUS Charlotte Bilingual Preschool Charlotte Bilingual Preschool gives children and families the tools they need to be successful in an Englishspeaking school system by providing dual-language, multicultural early childhood education. It is not just a preschool serving children from birth through preschool age, but it also provides family programming for parents, family members and alumni children. They are serving a total of 556 children and families this year. Charlotte Bilingual Preschool is an advocate for racial equity. Volunteers serve by assisting with classroom decorations, supporting events, delivering school supplies and assisting with the Workforce Development Program.
Charlotte Speech and Hearing Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center (CSHC) was founded by the Junior League of Charlotte in 1967. This organization was the first community speech and hearing center in North Carolina. Today, they are the only free-standing, nonprofit speech and hearing center in the state. Charlotte Speech and Hearing Center is a unique organization that provides high-quality services to everyone. Volunteers serve by reading to children during virtual story hours.
Done in a Day Done in a Day is a committee within the JLC that assists local organizations by planning events where committee members and other Junior League members can volunteer. Participants assist with various community service projects within JLC priority zip codes focusing on the health and educational needs of children from birth to fifth grade.
Renaissance West Community Initiative/Kids in the Kitchen The Renaissance West Community Initiative is a non-profit organization coordinating the education and services continuum of the former Boulevard Homes public housing site into a vibrant village called Renaissance. RWCI’s mission is to promote a collaborative community; centered on quality housing, education, health, wellness and opportunity. The goal is to end intergenerational poverty through a holistic community revitalization effort. Volunteers serve by providing healthy cooking demonstrations through Kids in the Kitchen, assisting with the mobile food pantry, and planning special events.
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