101st Year, 2022 – 2023
DEVELOPING WOMEN LEADERS who address Dallas' most critical needs Mission Statement The Junior League of Dallas is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers.
COMMUNITY AGENCIES WE SERVE
4,348 TOTAL MEMBERS
25
EDUCATION & THE ARTS 2,635
1,459
JLD BY THE NUMBERS
4
Actives Sustainers Provisionals As of July 2022
$$1 MILLION
• Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts
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RAISED FOR THE COMMUNITY EACH YEAR
100,000
HOURS VOLUNTEERED IN THE COMMUNITY EACH YEAR Equals $3 million agencies save each year by using JLD trained volunteers
17,000
HOURS OF CIVIC AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING GIVEN TO MEMBERS EACH YEAR Members offered approximately 20 formal training opportunities and informal training through leadership positions
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Dallas Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum Dallas Museum of Art Dallas Zoo Friends of the Dallas Public Library Musical Outreach Perot Museum of Nature and Science St. Philip’s School and Community Center The Ashford Rise School of Dallas The Dallas Arboretum The George W. Bush Presidential Center
STRENGTHENING FAMILIES • • • • • • • • • •
Community Partners of Dallas Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity Dallas CASA Dallas Children’s Advocacy Center Genesis Women’s Shelter & Support Interfaith Family Services Literacy Achieves North Texas Food Bank Our Friends Place The Family Place
HEALTH • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Baylor Scott & White Dallas Foundation Cancer Support Community North Texas Children's Health Equest Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Juliette Fowler Communities Methodist Health System Foundation Parkland Health & Hospital System Promise House Rays of Light Ronald McDonald House of Dallas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children The Senior Source
SIGNATURE PROJECTS GRANTS FOR INNOVATIVE TEACHING Presenting Sponsor Texas Instruments
Grants for Innovative Teaching (GFIT) helps improve education in the Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) with grants for unique programs outside school budgets. All Dallas ISD educators are eligible to apply for funding up to $2,500 for innovative teaching projects for all grade levels and subjects.
KIDS IN THE KITCHEN Presenting Sponsor UnitedHealthcare
Through this nationally recognized health education program, we will reach more than 1,000 Dallas County children and parents this year with a curriculum covering the basics of nutrition, healthy meal preparation, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
WOMEN LEAD Presenting Sponsor Ryan Foundation
Since 2013, this program has awarded 43 female high schoolers more than $230,000 in scholarships, helping them pursue their dreams of higher education and cultivating future women leaders.
JUANITA J. CRAFT CIVIL RIGHTS HOUSE
Juanita Craft devoted her life to equal rights, and her home near Fair Park was pivotal to many civil rights moments in Dallas, across the state, and beyond. We are partnered with key organizations and community leaders to provide critical funding, education, and support for the house restoration and opening in early 2023.
SIGNAT
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
The Community Outreach Committee assesses community needs and addresses those needs through various avenues including awarding monetary grants, creating short-term assistance projects, and developing both League-wide and discrete projects that support the JLD Issue Areas in response to significant opportunities within the community.
P ROG R A M
URE
T. Boone Pickens Leadership Institute Established in 2008, the T. Boone Pickens Leadership Institute is a yearlong executive leadership development program for League volunteers. Over 350 hand-selected scholars have participated in the program, which serves as a springboard for graduates to make a significant impact in the League and the greater Dallas community.
63%
advanced their career from promotions to new jobs, with opportunities in a wide range of industries
AFTER COMPLETING THE COURSE
51%
held leadership positions in professional associations
71%
served on Leadership Council, which implements programs and policies of JLD
BOARD OF DIRECTORS THE NEXT 100 YEARS We have a bold new Strategic Plan to guide our organization forward over the next five years. The plan is focused on three areas: • reviving the member experience • redefining community • reimagining training This is a unique opportunity to build on many of
President: Emily Somerville-Cabrera President-elect: Christina Eubanks Administrative VP: Isabell Novakov Higginbotham Communications VP: Jacqueline Wasem Community VP: Katy Ratley Development VP: Marisa Partin Diversity and Inclusion VP: LaNasha Houze Financial VP: Rhonda Williams Membership VP: Heather Lorch Secretary: Lara Bubalo Manor Signature Projects VP: Megan LaDriere White Strategy VP: Kristen Shear Training VP: Jessica Pantano Sustaining Advisor: Bonner Allen
the changes made during the pandemic and to explore new ways of fulfilling our mission. It will allow us to evolve our organization and ensure it remains strong for the next 100 years.
8003 Inwood Road Dallas, TX 75209-3335 Phone: 214-357-8822 jldallas.org