Junior Auxillary of Vicksburg announces Scholarship Applications for high school seniors

The Junior Auxillary of Vicksburg has announced their Scholarship Applications for high school seniors are now available.

They are offering (5) $1,000 scholarships and (1) $2,000 scholarships to 2024 graduating high school seniors from Warren County schools. The scholarships are limited to students planning to enroll in a full-time program with a minimum of 12 semester hours and Warren County residents. Scholarship applications are due February 9, 2024, with recipients selected and notified in March 2024.

You can find the Scholarship Guidelines and application by clicking here.

The Vicksburg JA

Junior Auxiliary is a national non-profit organization that encourages members to render charitable services, which are beneficial to the general public, with particular emphasis on children. Junior Auxiliary provides the member with the opportunity to serve and to be a vital part of the community. According to their website, “Our Vicksburg chapter is dedicated to community improvement by meeting the needs of children, youth, and families. We support the ideals symbolized by the five points of the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries (NAJA) crown: charity, youth, health, community service, and leadership. Helping children and making a difference in their lives is the principle on which Junior Auxiliary was founded.”

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The History of the Vicksburg JA

(From the JA of Vicksburg) – The Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg met for the first time in May 1936 with assistance from the Jackson Junior (Auxiliary) League. In September of 1936, there were twelve charter members with Mrs. R. L. Dent serving as the first president.

Their purpose was to serve the community where they could do the most good with their time and money. For a year, they assisted with all drives and welfare work while making a study of the needs of the area. Child Welfare, with an eye for the underprivileged, was the high point of their interest. Thus, the Day Nursery was selected.

The first Day Nursery School was started in October 1937 on Drummond Street with six students. These children were picked up at their homes and carried to the school where they were fed, bathed, clothed, and entertained until they were returned home in the afternoon.

Photo from the JA website

On November 3, 1941, the Vicksburg organization met with groups from nine other towns in Mississippi and Arkansas to unite their efforts into a national organization. Mrs. Brodie Crump of Greenville was elected president. All ten groups ratified the tentative constitution, and on November 14, 1941, the National Association of Junior Auxiliaries was formed.

The support and encouragement given to the Junior Auxiliary by the community has served as an inspiration and incentive to the workers.

You can sponsor the work of the JA

If you wish to sponsor the work of the Junior Auxillary of Vicksburg, click this link for more information.