About Us

Since its beginning in 1901 in New York, The Junior League has grown to include over 125,000 women in 295 Leagues across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the United Kingdom. Over the last 100 years, The Junior League has made its mission to impact five key areas: improving health outcomes and disparities, eradicating poverty and food insecurity, closing the gender gap, advancing childhood education, and ending gender-based violence. Many notable women have been Junior League members, including Katharine Hepburn, Nancy Reagan, Laura Bush, Barbara Bush, Julia Child. Betty Ford, Eleanor Roosevelt, Eudora Welty, and many others. Countless members have been successful businesswomen, politicians, athletes, First Ladies, and more.

Throughout the years, Junior Leagues across the globe have supported many efforts throughout history, including supporting women’s suffrage, providing milk and nutrition during the Great Depression, selling war bonds and working at hospitals during WWI and WWII, supporting equal opportunities for women in all aspects of society, improving child welfare system, participating in healthcare initiatives, volunteering after Hurricane Katrina, and spearheading legislation against domestic violence. Today, the Junior League is tackling emerging issues such as human trafficking, cyber bullying, and cyber crimes.

The Junior League of North Little Rock is a charitable, nonprofit organization serving North Little Rock and Pulaski County, Arkansas. For over 75 years, our members have bettered our community by promoting voluntarism, empowering women, and serving the needs of our community through effective community programs and the leadership of trained volunteers. We’re a nonpartisan group of diverse women dedicated to making a difference in North Little Rock.

Our community programs include reading to school children, supporting North Little Rock teachers, partnering with NLRPD and the Salvation Army to provide Christmas gifts to children, providing support and baby items to new mothers, providing hygiene items to students at North Little Rock School District campuses, and more! As JLNLR continues to grow, the possibilities of how we can better our community are endless!

Hello,

I am President of Junior League North Little Rock (JLNLR) for the year 2025-2026.

The Junior League’s mission is a bold declaration: we are an organization of women committed to advancing leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training. Over the past five years, I have experienced this mission in its entirety—through service, through connection, and through the unwavering dedication of the women who make this League what it is.

As we embark on a new League year, I believe it is essential to recognize the values that will guide us forward: resilience and compassion, deepened connections with our community partners, and the continued strengthening of the bonds among our members. These principles will ensure that our mission remains possible, strong and impactful.

It is vital that we remain open to learning from the past as we build the foundation and roadmaps that equip us with the resources to stay the course—a theme you will hear me reference throughout the year. Together, we can navigate this journey, honoring the progress made by the past, embracing the dedication of the present, and inspiring the vision of the future. Helping us level up along the way.

I challenge each of us to reflect on why we chose the League—and why the League chose us. Were you seeking new relationships? A deeper impact in your community? A space to collaborate with other women? Or were you ready for the challenge of training and growth in all these areas? Whatever your reason, know that collectively, we are developing women to do a world of good.

As empowered women, we are building communities, pouring into them, and uplifting one another along the way. To continue attracting like-minded women to our cause, we must embody the very spirit of service and leadership that defines us.

So, I leave you with this thought and call to action: With so many seeds planted throughout the course of our League, what comes next? Do we leave them untouched? Do we collect them? Or do we nurture them, ensuring they flourish? The answer lies in our commitment to #StayTheCourse.Together, let’s cultivate the work we’ve started, strengthen the roots we’ve planted, and grow the impact we envision. Let’s #StayTheCourse.