While COVID impacted how we fulfilled our mission, during the 2020-21 League year, the Junior League of New Haven

• Collaborated with Save the Sound for a beach clean-up on the Long Island Sound
• Supported Out of the Darkness through participation in their annual 5K Walk to raise awareness about suicide; and the American Heart Association through participation in their annual Walk and Go Red for Women virtual conference
• Engaged with the New Haven Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen through the distribution of “grab and go” bags and the Connecticut Food Bank through a virtual healthy cooking lesson and providing healthy recipes to provide to their constituents
• Reach out to individuals living at Mosaic, a mental and behavioral home in Branford; and veterans with handmade cards
• Collect books for children and adults by hosting a book drive for New Haven Reads
• Provide volunteers for a blood drive held by the American Red Cross
• And more

Along with our endeavors in the community, we offered high-level training and in-house events for our League members, including:

• Placing our members’ mental health at the forefront with a Zumba mental awareness workout
• Providing continuing education and training on leadership through series of podcasts and webinars
• Facilitating training on diversity, equity, and inclusion through various activities, including a virtual book discussion
• Participating in the Connecticut Council of Junior Leagues' lecture series on stress management, productivity, confidence, and leadership
• Hosting a Microagression Workshop and professional leadership speaker, Dr. Dorothy Martin-Neville