Community
We’re Focused on What Matters Most Right Now in Wilmington
Our primary focus is supporting issues that affect the population of the Cape Fear Region every day and require immediate action. Most recently, this has included supporting survivors of human trafficking, providing meals for children living in Wilmington’s food deserts, and working with Plastic Ocean Project. In addition to these direct-impact projects, JLWNC provides financial support to NourishNC and other organizations leading the charge toward social change in our community.
Our goal is to help Wilmington women develop civic leadership skills through the work they do with the League, then put those talents to work in the community where it is needed. Our community impact efforts give women opportunities to grow, while positively impacting the communities where we live and work.
2024 Community Grant Opportunity
Throughout the years, The Junior League of Wilmington, NC, has consistently created change by advancing efforts that directly benefit our community. Our membership has used our leadership skills and unique talents to assist organizations in their infancy and funded numerous projects. To celebrate the successes of our commitment to the future of the greater Cape Fear region, we are paying it forward to our community.
The 2024 Community Grant Program will support up to $2300 to three organizations. For funding consideration, please complete and submit this form. Funding must be used towards programmatic efforts that support community service needs. Requests for funding of capital expenditures, compensation, office expenses, or advertising and marketing will not be awarded.
The application is due by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, 2024. Any supporting documentation, photos, and videos that you would like to be used in consideration of your application must be emailed to info@jlwnc.org before the grant closure deadline.
Grant recipients will be notified no later than May 31, 2024. Monies must be spent by November 1, 2024, and an impact report must be submitted to The Junior League of Wilmington, NC, no later than November 30, 2024.
We Have a Long History of Making a Difference in Wilmington
Over the years, the Junior League of Wilmington, NC has contributed over $1,000,000 and over 10,000 volunteer hours to the Wilmington community.
The Junior League of Wilmington, NC founded or co-founded:
- The Carousel Center
- Child Advocacy Center
- Child Development Center
- Children’s Museum of Wilmington
- Diabetes Clinic
- DREAMS
- Friends of Public Library
- Girls, Inc.
- Habitat for Humanity – Wilmington
- Parenting Place
- Pied Piper Theatre
- Sea Scholars Marine Education Program
- Teenage Girls Club
- Volunteer Service Bureau
- Wilmington Chapter of the NC Symphony Society
- Youth Program at Cape Fear Museum
Other organizations the Junior League of Wilmington, NC has supported financially or through volunteer efforts include:
- 514 Revolution
- A Safe Place
- Cape Fear Museum Discovery Gallery
- Cape Fear Area Resource Center
- Cerebral Palsy Center
- Domestic Violence Shelter
- Emergency Receiving Home
- Girls Leadership Academy of Wilmington (GLOW)
- Greater Wilmington Chamber Foundation
- Kaleidoscope
- Kids Making It Woodworking Program
- Lower Cape Fear Historical Society
- New Hanover County Schools
- North Carolina Azalea Festival
- North Carolina Symphony Society
- NourishNC
- Plastic Ocean Project
- Prevent Blindness Screenings
- Red Cross
- Sunrise Kids
- Thalian Hall
- Well Babies Clinics
We’re Transforming Wilmington Communities by Challenging the Status Quo
No matter what we’re currently focusing on, the Junior League of Wilmington’s work centers around improving our local community through effective action and leadership. We are challenging our members to identify the most pressing needs they see in our community every day and to bring proposals showing how we can make a direct impact on those issues. So far, these proposals include plans to address the needs of unsheltered persons, support hospice patients and their families, provide for those who experience menstrual inequity, and education on the dangers of plastic in our ocean. Each year, we provide related educational programs for our members and the public in addition to providing financial support and volunteers to local organizations working toward the same goal. We believe that, combined with the efforts of others, these impactful actions have the power to create new leaders and bolster our community at every corner.
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