Community Partnerships

The Junior League of Winston-Salem, Inc. has an interest in building community partnerships in two main focus areas: 1) educating and mentoring youth birth to eighteen and 2) addressing women's health issues related to nutrition and wellness. Our position statement can be found here. Community organizations that have missions devoted to one of these areas may submit an application to utilize Junior League of Winston-Salem trained volunteer members. (Proposals for volunteer placements that do not fall within one of these two focus areas cannot be considered.) On average, a Junior League of Winston-Salem volunteer contributes 40 hours a year to her assigned placement.

The next set of applications for volunteer placements will be accepted in fall 2010. Approved placements will run from June 2011 through May 2012.

Project Timeline

The following basic timeline is used in the community partner application process:

Late August/Early September - Informational session for interested community organizations is held and applications are made available online here, by calling Junior League of Winston-Salem Headquarters at 336-722-9681, or by emailing requests to the Placement Development chair, placementdevelopment@jlws.org

September 1 - Completed applications are due.

October 1-31 - Applications are reviewed, which includes a thorough review of the organization and the program for which volunteers are requested.

November - Recommendations for community partners are submitted to the Junior League of Winston-Salem Board of Directors for approval.

December - Organizations are notified of the outcome of the selection process.

April/May – Junior League of Winston-Salem volunteer assignments for the upcoming year are made based on member preference. Approved projects must receive adequate volunteer interest in order to proceed.

To learn more about the Junior League of Winston-Salem mission and how to partner together, please contact the Junior of Winston Salem Headquarters at 336-722-9681 to schedule a JLWS Speaker's Bureau presentation or the Junior League of Winston-Salem Placement Development chair to find out more about the community partnership application process.

To download an Application for Community Partnership 2011- 2013 click here.