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How can we work together to benefit the women and children of Dane County?
The Junior League of Madison (JLM) works with local organizations and agencies to develop and implement volunteer-based programs that fulfill our mission of supporting initiatives that benefit the health and well-being of women and children in our community. JLM provides program support to select community organizations through the provision of trained volunteers and funding.
In an effort to fight childhood obesity, JLM is currently focusing its volunteer and financial resources on initiatives that focus on childhood nutrition and fitness. The JLM believes that children are our community's most important resource and recognizes that childhood obesity, poor nutrition and a lack of physical activity are serious health problems for our children and their families. The objective of the JLM's Mad About Kids' Health initiative, a multi-year, multi-faceted commitment to addressing this issue is to help foster a healthy community environment that encourages, promotes and provides healthy eating and activity choices for children while improving their self-esteem and working to reduce and prevent childhood obesity.
We believe that our more than 300 volunteers, together with dedicated local community partners who are committed to the same goals, can lower the incidence of childhood obesity in our area by:
• encouraging children to make healthy choices about nutrition and fitness,
• engaging families in those important decisions, and
• providing opportunities for area children and their families to engage in activities that underscore the importance of those choices.
If you are seeking support for programs or have volunteer opportunities that benefit the women or children of Dane County, especially those that are directed toward childhood nutrition and fitness, please contact the Junior League office at (608) 268-1414 and someone will return your call or email info@juniorleagueofmadison.org.
