Community

What We Do

Since the formation of the Junior League of Champlain Valley (JLCV) in 1985, our focus continues to evolve according to the Champlain Valley and greater Vermont’s most pressing needs. Our current community goal of affordable living can be achieved through education, raising awareness and supporting families with tangible results. Please click here to learn about our current projects with our community partners.

Impact Recap

At the end of each League year, the Junior League of Champlain Valley provides highlight of the accomplishment from the year. We are pleased to share the positive impacts made by JLCV for the 2022-2023 year!

 

How We Work:

Issue Based Community Impact

No matter what we’re currently focusing on, JLCV’s work centers around improving our local communities through an issue-focused approach used by many Junior Leagues across the world called Issue Based Community Impact (IBCI), which is defined by the following core values:

  • An outcomes-drive approach that defines the change the League seeks to make as a result of its effort in the community
  • Multi-annual, in that strategies and projects necessary to realize outcomes are longer term
  • Partnership-based and built on collaboration, recognizing that no single entity or sector (government, business, nonprofit) alone can fully realize the challenges our communities face
  • Comprised of well-considered strategies that are a combination of:
    • Direct service, to provide hands-on volunteer opportunities for members
    • Advocacy and public education awareness, to create an informed member based and wider community
    • Capacity building and training, to create a sustainable leadership model effective action and leadership. 

 

Current Issue Focus Area: Affordable Living

JLCV strives to find ways to help make living in the state of Vermont more affordable. The JLCV identified Diaper Need as an impact area in 2017. To address Diaper Need the JLCV established Vermont’s first Diaper Bank in 2018 and successfully ran the Diaper Bank until 2023. For more information about the Diaper Bank project please click here. Currently, the JLCV is in the process of strategic planning for a new project for the 2024 year.

 

JLCV received recognition for its work in creating the Diaper Bank with a 2023 AJLI Community Impact Award

 

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