The Junior League of Battle Creek is committed to ensuring that older adults
have the opportunities and services essential for their physical, intellectual,
emotional, mental, social and economic well-being and will advocate to see that
such opportunities and services exist.
The Junior League of Battle Creek supports and promotes voluntarism as an
essential component of our society and will continue to take action which will
ensure the effectiveness of the voluntary sector.
The Junior League of Battle Creek is committed to ensuring that children have
the opportunities and services essential for their physical, intellectual,
emotional, mental and social growth and will advocate to see that such
opportunities and services are provided.
The Junior League of Battle Creek supports the goal of fair and equal
economic opportunities for women and men and will advocate for the attainment of
this goal.
The Junior League of Battle Creek recognizes that domestic violence is a
major social problem with far-reaching physical, economical and psychological
ramifications. We also recognize that, to arrest the increase in the incidence
of domestic violence and to stop the intergenerational cycle of abuse, society
must understand the problem, act to assist and protect the victims and attempt
to work effectively with the abusers. Therefore, the Junior League of Battle
Creek not only encourages awareness and education concerning their problems, but
also stresses the need for continued supportive action by the community and the
judicial system to aid and protect the victims of domestic violence.
The Junior League of Battle Creek supports the concept of "above the line"
treatment of charitable deductions with no disqualifying floor to work as
appropriate for the inclusion of such provision in the U.S. Internal Revenue
Code.
The Junior League of Battle Creek supports community
education on the issue of substance use and abuse, as well as improved treatment
and prevention programs and may advocate support of this.
The Junior League of Battle Creek promotes environmental awareness among the
general public and fosters, through education, advocacy, personal responsibility
and action, a safer, cleaner and healthier environment for our children,
ourselves, our communities and future generations.