Annual Partnership Projects

The JLCU Partnership Projects is an exciting opportunity for community organizations to work with the Junior League of Champaign Urbana for a one-year term. JLCU will provide volunteer hours, financial assistance, expertise, and support to fulfill needs and complete projects for the partner organization. In return, the partner organization will provide JLCU members with education or training in their area(s) of expertise. Partners may apply for a renewal of the partnership each year.

Requirements for Consideration for a year long partnership with JLCU:

• Applicant must be a not-for-profit.
• Partnerships must provide placements for League volunteers.
• Funds may be requested in addition to League volunteers.
• Done in a Meeting (DIAM) events may be awarded.
• Adequate training required for volunteers.
• All applications must be submitted online to be considered.
• If selected, a Memorandum of Agreement will be created and approved by both parties.

If you have any questions, please contact Miranda Brown-Smith at (missmirandabrown@gmail.com)

Go here to submit your project.

Applications are due November  30, 2017.

The Project Development Committee will review applications to become a project and organizations will be notified by January  15th, 2018.

Bright Starts

Junior League of Champaign-Urbana has partnered with Urbana Early Childhood School (UECS) in the first local community effort to reach families who had not experienced preschool education and environment.

Junior League Bright Starts provides monthly preschool academic instruction and social-emotional skill building to children who are on a preschool waiting list and provide their parents/guardians with ideas to reinforce these skills at home. The program includes the whole family by providing dinner at the start of each session and childcare for siblings.

Children receive classroom exposure to kindergarten preparatory skills such as fine motor skills, letter and number identification, listening skills, peer interaction, and emotional development. Parents receive instruction on skill development and at-home activities and materials to support what their children learn in the classroom. Both children and parents are introduced to the classroom setting, gain exposure to kindergarten skills, get tools to continue learning and developing those skills, and strengthen the parent-child relationship.