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Public Affairs Committee of the Junior League of Champaign-Urbana
What We Do
The Public Affairs Committee encourages League members to be informed active citizens. We coordinate all League advocacy efforts. Public Affairs works with other community groups and members of League to gather and disseminate appropriate information regarding local and statewide advocacy efforts and to provide opportunities to involve the membership in these efforts. Click here to view current policy advocacy for the 2007-08 fiscal year.
Member of SPAC (link currently not active)
The purpose of the State Public Affairs Committee (SPAC) of the Junior Leagues of Illinois is to research the shared public affairs interests of member leagues, to educate league members on these issues and to advocate policy and legislative changes in the state and federal levels. Collectively, the SPAC delegates represent 5,000 women in Illinois. Click this link to view the State Public Affairs Committee of Illinois website.
Position Statements
The Junior League of Champaign-Urbana is committed to ensuring, promoting, supporting, and advocating for each of the following:
1. Voluntarism as an essential, effective component of our society.
2. Fair and equal opportunities for women.
3. Development of the arts. continuing opportunities for art education, and community access to all cultural resources.
4. Opportunities and services essential for the physical, intellectual, mental, and social growth for:
A. Children
B. Women
C. Senior Citizens
D. Citizens with disabilities
E. Families
5. Elimination of domestic violence by programs and legislation designed to understand the problem, assist and protect the victims, and work effectively with the abuser.
6. Protection of a healthful environment and the preservation of natural resources.
7. Programs, legislation, and preventative measures that concern public health issues.
Charter for Illinois Children
April 11th, 2000 was an important day for the children of Champaign-Urbana and the Charter for Illinois Children. Close to one hundred individuals from our area came together under the common banner of the Charter, to celebrate local efforts, raise awareness and commit to things each of us can do to achieve the goals laid forth in the Charter. The Junior League of Champaign-Urbana has endorsed the Charter and helped to underwrite the Launch. To read the complete Charter and learn how you or your organization can get involved, please click here.
Local organizations endorsing the Charter as of April 11, 2000:
- Best Interest of Children
- Busey Bank
- Busey Mills Community Foundation
- Carle Clinic Association
- Carle Foundation Hospital
- City of Champaign
- City of Urbana
- Child Care Resource Center
- Child Care Resource & Referral Networks
- C-U Schools Foundation
- Court Appointed Special Advocates
- Crisis Nursery
- Don Moyer Boys & Girls Club
- Green Meadows Girl Scout Council
- Junior League of Champaign-Urbana
- Project 18
- Urbana School District #116
- University of Illinois Child Care Task Force
- United Way of Champaign Co.
- Urban League
- Victim Offender Reconciliation Program.
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