In January 2024, our League will host our third annual Volunteer Expo at the Convention Center. The Volunteer Expo will connect organizations that make a difference in our community with community members who are looking to become civically engaged. Modeled after a job fair, the Volunteer Expo will be held at the Convention Center and feature up to 70 local community organizations seeking volunteers, board members, and special project assistance (e.g. website design). The event will be free for participating community organizations and members of the public.
Throughout the year, our League supports students in need at three Pitt County Schools through our Backpack Buddies initiative.
In early December, we further support these students through an Angel Tree.
What they do:
Community Crossroads serves the unhoused population by providing safe housing and assisting them in developing a long-term plan that leads to self-sufficiency.
How we help:
Junior League members volunteer their time to cook breakfast two times a month. Volunteers arrive at 6️am and cook breakfast for residents according to the set menu. On Wednesdays the breakfast consists of pancakes, sausage, and fruit.
We also help supply the food pantry with shopping trips.
What they do:
This food pantry is a free service that provides families experiencing food insecurity with access to healthy groceries and produce. Families register online, and on every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, they can come to the church campus and volunteers help distribute various food items to each vehicle. Stations are set up around the church so that families do not exit their vehicles, but rather pull up to the various stations and a volunteer places their allotted items in their car. There is a station for frozen foods, followed by produce, breads/sweets, and healthcare items (toiletries, diapers for children/elderly, etc).
How we help:
Our members volunteer their time to help with the food distributions. We have also donated funds for the purchase of turkeys at Thanksgiving.
What they do:
Ronald McDonald is an organization, located near top children’s hospitals, that allows parents who are far from home to stay close to their hospitalized child and benefit from the comforts of home without incurring hotel and food costs.
How we help:
Our members volunteer their time once a month to shop for supplies, prepare and cook a meal to feed the residents.
What they do:
JOY’s primary focus is to deal with food insecurity by providing meals to those in need. They are the only place in Greenville that prepares and serves free, nutritious, hot midday & evening meals to address this essential need. There are no criteria for eligibility, and they provide meals to all who come to the JOY Community Building.
How we help:
Over the last two years with funds from our Little Black Dress Initiative, we have been able to help JOY purchase a steam table for their serving line and a freezer for food storage which are both used daily!