Community Impact

JLB Community volunteer wrapping a holiday gift JL Boston Community Impact provides members with the opportunity to work at various engagements with other non-profit organizations in our community, all of whom complement the JL Boston focus on the empowerment of girls. For our non-profit partners, we  provide trained volunteers for community service work that includes hands-on projects with children, working at the Dress for Success boutique, staffing races, and events, sorting clothing and toys, assisting at black-tie fundraising galas and dinners, and much more throughout the city of Boston and metro area. Our non-profit partners also benefit from much-needed day-of-event support to help with fundraising initiatives

Volunteers work with other League members as well at a large number of local nonprofit organizations.

Projects have included assisting with fundraising events at black-tie galas, auctions, dinners, road races, fashion shows and shopping events held throughout the city of Boston and metro area.

In a recent year, JL Boston Community Impact partnered with over 50 non-profits to provide over 1000  hands-on volunteer hours.  Highlights include:

  • Children’s Trust Fund Gala – 20th Annual Voices for Children Gala
  • Cradles to Crayons
  • IRSF Food and Wine Event
  • Kevin Youkilis Hits for Kids – Private Donor Party
  • Kids Can Cook Gala
  • March of Dimes FDR Humanitarian Award GalNew England Dessert Showcase
  • REACH for the Stars Auction Gala
  • Respond
  • Samaritans Hope

Questions? Email us at community@jlboston.org.

A letter from one of our non-profit partners:

Hello volunteers,

I wanted to send a quick thank you for your help at the REACH for the Stars Auction Gala last week. We raised nearly $300,000 for our critical programs and services supporting women, men and children affected by domestic violence. We received many compliments that the event ran very smoothly – we couldn’t have done it without your presence and hard work!

I hope you had a nice time at the event, and perhaps you will be able to join us next year!

Courtney Opalkaa
Development and Special Events Coordinator
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence