Community Project Application

Program Type: One-year partnership providing trained volunteers and funding to support nonprofit agency programs

Geographic Scope: South Bend, Indiana area

Fiscal Year: June through May

Purpose & Focus Areas

JLSB seeks to partner with organizations to support community empowerment, with specific focus on:

• Supporting youth and adolescent mental health
• Local women and their needs
• Senior citizen populations

Eligibility Requirements

• Organization Status: Must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
• Volunteer Opportunities: Must provide League volunteers with meaningful, high quality volunteer opportunities
• Flexibility: Must offer flexibility in times available for volunteer work
• Impact: Programs must have measurable impact on the agency and populations served

About JLSB

The Junior League of South Bend, Inc. 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.

Contact Information

Address: 525 E. Colfax Ave., Unit 102, South Bend, IN 46617

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday, 9am – 2pm

Project Application Process

1. Review eligibility criteria (501(c)(3) status, meaningful volunteer opportunities with scheduling flexibility, measurable impact focus)
2. Complete the project application form (available online at jlsouthbend.org/apply)
3. Submit application by the deadline
4. General questions can be directed to project@jlsouthbend.org

Required Materials:

• Application form (specific form fields not detailed in provided content)
• Evidence of 501(c)(3) status
• Information demonstrating volunteer opportunity quality and scheduling flexibility
• Data/plan showing measurable impact on agency and populations served