The Little Black Dress Initiative (LBDI) is an annual fundraiser for the Junior League of Greater Orlando. From March 11th through 15th, 2024, LBDI advocates will wear the same black dress for five consecutive days to bring attention to the poverty levels in Greater Orlando. Supporters wear buttons that read “Ask Me About My Dress,” share facts about our local community needs, and invite dialogue among colleagues, friends, and strangers about poverty in our local community.

More information about the Junior League of Greater Orlando:

For more than 75 years, the Junior League of Greater Orlando has trained women leaders to create lasting community change. Our members include community leaders, mothers, professionals, executives, and entrepreneurs.
Our mission is to advance women’s leadership for meaningful community impact through volunteer action, collaboration, and training. Our purpose is exclusively educational and charitable.
JLGO is a 100% volunteer-run organization that contributed over 12,000 volunteer hours in 2023 alone – an we’re on track to do more this year!
Your donation directly supports our cornerstone projects such as (but not limited to!):
- HIP Kids Events: The “Healthy Informed and Playful Kids (H.I.P. Kids)“ Committee hosts annual events serving at risk youth living in a food desert. Events include a holiday party, a health fair and a field day all centered on encouraging both physical and mental healthy choices.
- MAGIC: The “Mentoring Adolescent Girls to Inspire Change (M.A.G.I.C.)“ Committee hosts monthly mentoring sessions for young women in foster care, providing both education and encouragement for the next generation of women in Orlando.
- Nonprofit Support with Additional (Wo)manpower: JLGO provides trained volunteers to support Greater Orlando nonprofits that align with our mission – providing additional (Wo)manpower to local nonprofits! Long-term partners include Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Harbor House of Central Florida, Second Harvest Food Bank, Girl Scouts of America, Ronald McDonald House ...and many, many more!

New for LBDI 2024 is our fabulous silent auction! Click here to place your bid. Want to immediately secure your favorite item? Click "buy it now" to close the item from further bidding! (Note: winning bids will count towards AFO credit for members)

For questions regarding LBDI or about how to provide support, please email evp@jlgo.org.

To register to be an advocate in The Little Black Dress Initiative, click "fundraise" above!

Supporting the Junior League of Greater Orlando: 2024 Little Black Dress Initiative