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The Junior League of Bergen County - Home
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The first Junior League was founded in 1901 by an 18-year-old New York City college student named Mary Harriman. Moved by the suffering she saw around her, Mary mobilized a group of 80 other young women to work at a settlement house in lower Manhattan. The Junior League idea spread rapidly across the country. In 1921, more than 40 Leagues joined together to form the Association of Junior Leagues.
Today, the Association of Junior Leagues International (AJLI), headquartered in New York City, is a not-for-profit organization that brings together 296 Junior Leagues encompassing the U.S., Great Britain, Canada, and Mexico. AJLI represents nearly 193,000 dedicated and creative women members that come from varying backgrounds and interests and who share a commitment to volunteering. [Read more about AJLI's history.]
Membership in the Junior League provides women with access to invaluable training -- from leadership and organizational development to community program work, diversity training and fundraising. Through this unique training, our members learn to manage and train volunteers, unite communities and form partnerships. All members can attend regular conferences and meetings to create opportunities for networking, collaboration and shared learning.
