2026 SESSION
ENROLLED
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 142
Commending the Junior League of Richmond.
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 20, 2026
Agreed to by the Senate, February 26, 2026
WHEREAS, in 2026, the Junior League of Richmond will celebrate its centennial anniversary, commemorating 100 years of effecting change through trained volunteers in the Richmond community; and
WHEREAS, the Junior League of Richmond was founded in 1926 by 59 enterprising young women who were looking for a way to give back to their community; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the Junior League of Richmond is to advance women's leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training; and
WHEREAS, from its inception, the Junior League of Richmond focused its support on women and children in the Richmond community; its inaugural project at the Therapeutic Workshop for the Memorial Child Guidance Clinic, where members taught classes in dance, music, and art to children with behavioral issues, was the first of its kind in the nation and continues today through ChildSavers; and
WHEREAS, in 1929, the Junior League of Richmond assumed responsibility for the receiving home for the Children's Home Society of Virginia and ensured the home for neglected and abandoned children remained financially stable; and