JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TAMPA INC
87 COLUMBIA DR, TAMPA, FL 33606 www.jltampa.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TAMPA, INC. IS AN ORGANIZATION OF WOMEN COMMITTED TO PROMOTING VOLUNTARISM, DEVELOPING THE POTENTIAL OF WOMEN AND IMPROVING COMMUNITIES THROUGH EFFECTIVE ACTION AND LEADERSHIP OF TRAINED VOLUNTEERS. ITS PURPOSE IS EXCLUSIVELY EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE.

PROMOTING VOLUNTARISM, DEVELOPING THE POTENTIAL OF WOMEN & IMPROVING COMMUNITIES.

THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TAMPA ESTABLISHED THE FOOD 4 KIDS PROJECT TO OVERCOME A DEFICIT IN THE FOOD SUPPLY OF SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN TAMPA. ACCORDING TO FEEDING TAMPA BAY, 1 IN 4 SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN TAMPA ARE HUNGRY, LIVING IN HOMES WHERE FOOD IS SCARCE. THESE CHILDREN RECEIVE MOST OF THEIR MEALS AT SCHOOL AND/OR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. WHEN WEEKENDS ARRIVE, THESE CHILDREN ARE OFTEN UNDERFED, AND THEREFORE RETURN TO SCHOOL ON MONDAY MORNING HUNGRY, WHICH INTERFERES WITH THEIR ABILITY TO LEARN AND EXCEL. VOLUNTEERS PACKED AND DISTRIBUTED BAGS OF NUTRITIOUS FOOD ALLOWING A CHILD TO EAT BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER OVER THE WEEKEND AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS. CHILDREN WHO ARE SUFFICIENTLY FED DURING NON-SCHOOL DAYS RETURN TO SCHOOL FEELING NOURISHED AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO FOCUS ON LEARNING. DURING THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR, THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TAMPA DISTRIBUTED OVER 11,800 BAGS OF FOOD TO OVER 300 CHILDREN. IN ADDITION TO THESE REGULAR DISTRUBUTIONS, THE COMMITTEE ALSO HOSTED MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TAMPA DIAPER BANK SERVES TO COMBAT DIAPER NEED WITHIN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY BY SUPPLYING DIAPERS TO PROGRAMS IN THE COMMUNITY. THE DIAPER BANK COLLECTS CHILD AND ADULT SIZED DIAPERS FROM INDIVIDUALS AS WELL AS PURCHASES DIAPERS IN BULK TO SUPPLY TO PARTNERS. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL DIAPER BANK NETWORK, 1 IN 3 AMERICAN FAMILIES REPORT EXPERIENCING DIAPER NEED. DIAPERS CANNOT BE OBTAINED WITH FOOD STAMPS AND DISPOSABLE DIAPERS COST $70 TO $80 PER MONTH PER BABY. DURING THE 2019-2020 FISCAL YEAR, THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TAMPA DISTRIBUTED OVER 353,085 DIAPERS THROUGH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS.OUR DIAPER BANK SERVES FAMILIES IN NEED THROUGH MANY ORGANIZATIONS, LIKE HEALTH CARE PARTNERS. ONE MOBILE PANTRY TOLD US "WHEN THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, WE KNEW OUR FAMILIES WOULD SUFFER. OUR CLINIC SERVES THE UNINSURED OR UNDERINSURED. THESE FAMILES ALREADY HAVE VERY FEW RESOURCES. WHEN THE VIRUS BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN THE CITY, MANY OF OUR FAMILIES WERE OUT OF WORK AND HAD VERY LITTLE FOOD, DIAPERS FOR THEIR CHILDREN, OR OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES. THANKS TO THE JUNIOR LEAGUE, WE WERE ABE TO PROVIDE THESE FAMILIES WITH ENOUGH DIAPERS, WIPES, AND FEMININE HYGEINE PRODUCTS TO KEEP THEM SURVIVING." OUR DIAPER BANK ALSO SERVES MOMS AND FAMILIES IN HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE, THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE. ONE PARTNER SAID OF THESE MOTHERS, "THEY'RE STAYING HOME WITH BABIES AND TRYING TO LEARN ONLINE, SO THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH SCHOOL WORK. WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE WHAT THEY NEED, AND THE DIAPER BANK SUPPLIES THAT. A MOM IN COLLEGE TOLD US, "I HAVE A ONE-YEAR-OLD AND SHE USES A LOT OF DIAPERS. THEY ARE VERY EXPENSIVE. SOMETIMES I AM NOT ABLE TO WORK TO PAY FOR DIAPERS, SO THE DIAPER BANK HAS BEEN MY SAVING GRACE. I AM PLEASED TO BE A RECIPIENT - PEOPLE NEED HELP NO MATTER WHAT SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS THEY MAY BE."

THE CHILDREN'S LITERACY PROJECT OFFERS A THREE- PRONGED APPROACH TO IMPROVING LITERACY AMONG CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED SCHOOLS IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY; FAMILY LITERACY NIGHTS, CLASSROOM READINGS, AND THE MOBILE INTERACTIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITY (MILO). IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TAMPA VOLUNTEERS HOSTED MORE THAN 2,100 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES AT 19 FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT EVENTS TO TRAIN PARENTS WITH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE LITERACY IN THE HOME. THE CHILDREN'S LITERACY PROJECT SENT TRAINED VOLUNTEERS INTO CLASSROOMS IN DISADVANTAGED HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SCHOOLS TO CONDUCT 30-MINUTE READING SESSIONS WITH OVER 270 STUDENTS 9 TIMES LAST YEAR. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, WEDU PBS, AND THE CHILDREN'S BOARD OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TAMPA MOBILE LITERACY UNIT TRAVELED TO 11 EVENTS AROUND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, PROVIDING LITERACY ACTIVITIES AND BOOKS TO CHILDREN, WHILE ALSO EDUCATING PARENTS ON AN ONLINE LITERACY LEARNING PLATFORM AVAILABLE TO ALL SCHOOL CHILDREN IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY. OVERALL, THE JUNIOR LEAGUE OF TAMPA VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED OVER 3,000 VOLUNTEER HOURS AND DISTRIBUTED OVER 9,800 BOOKS TO IMPROVE CHILDDREN'S LITERACY ACROSS HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY.

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