Mission

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

Projects and Special Interest

Library Orientation (1962 - 1985)
Log Island Kindergarten (1962 - 1966)
Boys Club Learning Center (1963 - 1966)
Juvenile Receiving Home (1967 - 1968)
Girls Club (1967 - 1970)
Fine Arts Center (1968 - 1974)
Bays Mountain Library (1971 - 1973)
Netherland Inn (1972 - 1974)
Learning Disabilities (1973 - 1974)
Volunteer Kingsport (1974 - 1976)
Mt. Region Speech and Hearing (1975 - 1977)
Comprehensive Emergency Services (1976 - 1977)
Historical Markers (1976 - 1977)
Parenting Course (1977 - 1981)
Reading Is Fundamental (1977 - 1986)
St. Timothy’s Place (1978 - 1979)
Big Brother/Big Sister (1980 - 1982)
Life (1980 - 1986)
Leadership Kingsport (1982 - 1992)
Contact-A-Friend (1984 - 1988)
First Friend (1985 - 1987)
Rascals Teen Center (1985 - 1989)
Special Needs Resource Center (1985 - 1992)
Tri-Cities Food Bank (1986 - 1992)
Hands On! Museum (1987 - 1989)
Kaleidoscope (1988)
Creative Drama (1990 - 1992)
Referral Service (1991 - 1992)
Kids on the Block (1980 - 1996)
Fun Fest (1982 - 1997)
Community Grants (1986 - )
Children’s Advocacy Center (1991 - 1997)
President’s Community Fund (1992 - )
Salvation Army Weekend Meals (1992 - 1997)
First Night (1992 - 1996)
Food Drive (1992 - 1997)
Books for Babies (1994 - 1996)
Friends in Need (1994 - 1997)
Small Miracles
Therapeutic Riding Center (1996 - 1998)
American Red Cross (1999 - )
JLK Scholarship Award (1998 - )
Lend A Hand (1998 - 1999)
Book Bag (1998 - 2000)
Summer Reading Camp (1999 - 2002)
Windows of Hope (2002)
Second Harvest Food Bank (2002 - )
Read Across America (2002 - )
Food Assistance (2003 - 2004)
Sisters in Action for Sisters (2003 - 2005)
Community Connections (2003 - )
ENCORE (2005)
Women’s Fair (2006 - )
Kids in the Kitchen (2006 - )








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	Mission The Junior League of Kingsport is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. Projects and Special Interest Library Orientation (1962 - 1985) Log Island Kindergarten (1962 - 1966) Boys Club Learning Center (1963 - 1966) Juvenile Receiving Home (1967 - 1968) Girls Club (1967 - 1970) Fine Arts Center (1968 - 1974) Bays Mountain Library (1971 - 1973) Netherland Inn (1972 - 1974) Learning Disabilities (1973 - 1974) Volunteer Kingsport (1974 - 1976) Mt. Region Speech and Hearing (1975 - 1977) Comprehensive Emergency Services (1976 - 1977) Historical Markers (1976 - 1977) Parenting Course (1977 - 1981) Reading Is Fundamental (1977 - 1986) St. Timothy’s Place (1978 - 1979) Big Brother/Big Sister (1980 - 1982) Life (1980 - 1986) Leadership Kingsport (1982 - 1992) Contact-A-Friend (1984 - 1988) First Friend (1985 - 1987) Rascals Teen Center (1985 - 1989) Special Needs Resource Center (1985 - 1992) Tri-Cities Food Bank (1986 - 1992) Hands On! Museum (1987 - 1989) Kaleidoscope (1988) Creative Drama (1990 - 1992) Referral Service (1991 - 1992) Kids on the Block (1980 - 1996) Fun Fest (1982 - 1997) Community Grants (1986 - ) Children’s Advocacy Center (1991 - 1997) President’s Community Fund (1992 - ) Salvation Army Weekend Meals (1992 - 1997) First Night (1992 - 1996) Food Drive (1992 - 1997) Books for Babies (1994 - 1996) Friends in Need (1994 - 1997) Small Miracles Therapeutic Riding Center (1996 - 1998) American Red Cross (1999 - ) JLK Scholarship Award (1998 - ) Lend A Hand (1998 - 1999) Book Bag (1998 - 2000) Summer Reading Camp (1999 - 2002) Windows of Hope (2002) Second Harvest Food Bank (2002 - ) Read Across America (2002 - ) Food Assistance (2003 - 2004) Sisters in Action for Sisters (2003 - 2005) Community Connections (2003 - ) ENCORE (2005) Women’s Fair (2006 - ) Kids in the Kitchen (2006 - )