Founded in 1946 by a group of 12 women, JLSA has grown today to over 250 educated and hardworking Actives, Provisionals, and Sustainers. We volunteer more than 18,000 hours each year through various projects, in-house committees, and fundraisers.

• Charter Members

  Mrs. Ford Boulware
  Miss Jean Findlater
  Miss Marylou Hall
  Mrs. Chase Holland, Jr.
  Mrs. David Lott
  Mrs. Bill Quick
  Mrs. Jock A March
  Mrs. Tom Ritchie
  Mrs. Joe Mertz
  Mrs. Terrill Small
  Mrs. R.M. Oviatt
  Mrs. Robert Tindal

• Legacy Projects

  Well Baby Clinic, 1957
  Boys Ranch, 1958
  Fort Concho Officer’s 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
  Tilly Chandler (Sustainer Member) Recipient of AJLI Mary Harriman Award, 1995
  For Kids Sake, 1996
  Community Partners/Rainbow Room, 2000
  Kid’s Kingdom, 2003
  VOYCE, 2004
  Kids in Motion, 2005
  Festival on the Concho, 2006
  Kid’s in the Kitchen, 2005
  Food 2 Kids, 2007
  Student Closet, 2012
  Children’s Literacy Project, 2015
  Family Resource Center, 2019