Napa-Sonoma Group Gets High Honors at Award Ceremony

The Junior League of Napa-Sonoma was awarded a Community Impact Award for their collaboration with VOICES Sonoma.

The award was presented at the 2013 Association of Junior Leagues International Annual Conference, held in Washington D.C.

JLNS was selected from 293 leagues in the association to receive the 2013 Junior League Community Impact Award, the largest at the conference, which includes a check for $10,000 to further the organization’s work.

“We were honored and surprised to be chosen to receive this incredible award," said Susan Dickson, current Junior League President. "This is just proof once again that a few determined people can accomplish great things.”

The Junior League of Napa-Sonoma is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.

Through the strong support of JNLS, VOICES Sonoma was launched in 2009 and has served over 1,500 youth since opening its doors.

VOICES (Voice Our Independent Choices for Emancipation Support) is a program which serves transition-aged youth in Sonoma County emancipating from systems of care by providing internal programs and co-located services with a team of partner agencies to meet a wide variety of issues identified by and for youth.

For more information about the Junior League or if you are interested in joining, please call 707-545-5567 or go to www.jlns.org. For more information about VOICES, visit www.voicesyouthcenter.org.