All Little Black Dress Initiative (LBDI) proceeds will be used to further the mission of the Junior League of Albany. LBDI 2024 funds will support Open Arms, Inc. and Phoebe's Children's Miracle Network. All donations are tax-deductible.

Open Arms, Inc. Open Arms is a youth group home that provides housing, resources, and programs to youth in our area experiencing homelessness, abuse, neglect, pregnancy, and other crises and fosters an environment of care, healing, and growth for everyone they serve. Their programs include:

The Bridge Children’s Shelter - accommodates abused children from birth to 18 years old at a secure, confidential location
Transitional Living Program for older homeless youth - serves youth ages 16 to 22 by providing long-term residential services as they transition into jobs, school, and other opportunities where they can flourish and live life off the streets
The Basic Center Program - meets the immediate needs of runaway and homeless youth under 18 years old by providing short term shelter and resources
The Street Outreach Program - works with homeless, runaway, and street youth to find them stable housing and services, working to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse
The Maternity Group Home fro Pregnant and Parenting Youth - supports homeless pregnant women and/or youth parents and their dependent children
The Emergency Shelter Program - offers up to 30 days of hotel stays for families and youth that do not qualify for Open Arms’s other programs.

Phoebe Foundation Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital is one of Georgia's six state-designated Perinatal Centers and the only hospital in the region devoted to sick newborns. In partnership with Children’s Miracle Network through Phoebe’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), they are able to come alongside families experiencing significant medical issues with their infant(s). As a Children’s Miracle Network hospital, Phoebe is dedicated to providing state-of-the-art care and preventative education for children 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. One of the unique aspects of the Children’s Miracle Network is that every penny raised locally stays right here in Southwest Georgia to help medical professionals treat our local children. Donations are used to fund what’s needed most, like critical life-saving treatments and healthcare services, innovative research, vital pediatric medical equipment, child life services that put kids’ and families’ minds at ease during difficult hospital stays, and financial assistance for families who could not otherwise afford these health services.

For more information about JLA's Little Black Dress Initiative 2024, visit https://www.jlalbany.org/lbdi.