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

The Vision
Together we will be catalysts for positive change in our community.

The History
Founded in 1946 by a group of 12 women, JLSA has grown today to over 400 dedicated and hardworking Actives, Provisionals and Sustainers. We volunteer more than 18,000 hours each year through various projects, in-house committees, and fundraisers.

The Legacy
Well Baby Clinic, 1957
Boys Ranch, 1958
Fort Concho Officers' Quarters #8 Restoration, 1965
Fort Concho Commissary Building Restoration, 1981
Volunteers in Public Schools, 1981
West Texas Rehab Audiological Suite, 1983
Hospice, 1984
Sonrisas Therapeutic Riding, 1984
River Amphitheater, 1987
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates), 1988
Christmas in April, 1988
Adult Literacy Council (P.S. Read), 1989
Boys and Girls Club, 1991
Adult Day Care, 1991
PACE, 1993
Business and Education Coalition (SABEC), 1993
Hope House, 1994
Voice for Victims, 1994
For Kids Sake, 1996
Community Partners/Rainbow Room, 2000
Kids' Kingdom, 2003
VOYCE, 2004
Kids in Motion, 2005
Festival on the Concho, 2006
Kids in the Kitchen, 2005
Food 2 Kids, 2007