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Causes: Women, Womens Service Clubs
Mission: The junior league of el paso, inc. Is an orgnization of women committed to promoting volunteerism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.
Programs: Instant impact provides assitance to local non-profit agencies by offering volunteers and expertise to community-based events on a short-term basis. The junior league of el paso will support six high-impact, short-term events, including the el paso symphony orchestra's tocando after school music program, the el paso leadership academy's urban garden project, rebuilding together el paso's home repair event, el pasoans fighting hunger food bank food collections and two additional projects that will be developed throught the year.
ptsa launch, enhances and supports the education of young girls attending ysleta independent school district's young women's leadership academy, the first public single-gender learning environment in the el paso community. The junior league of el paso will design, establish, and guide the launch of the academy's parent teacher student association (ptsa). Junior league of el paso volunteers will recruit and train ptsa members, support the election of new ptsa leaders, and turnover the organization to new leadership.
ecogarden fosters a culture of sustainability within the el paso community. The junior league of el paso and the el paso zoological society have partner to develop, plant and grow on eco-community garden and provide educatioinal opportunities for the community. The eco garden will provide a platform for junior league of el paso volunteers to educate zoo visitors on how sustainability practicies can be applied by citizens in their everyday lives.