The Jaycees is the premiere leadership training and community service organization for young adults. The organization serves men and women between the ages of 21 and 40 and has been doing so since 1920.
The Jaycees, also known as the Junior Chamber of Commerce, provides opportunities to improve on one’s business skills, provides networking opportunities, performs community service, and offers many fun social
opportunities. Over 40 chapters are located throughout the State of Virginia, and there are nearly 2000 chapters nationwide. As a member of a local chapter, you are also a member of the Virginia Jaycees, United States Jaycees, and Junior Chamber International. We help people! through - Personal Growth, Leadership Development, Community Involvement.
The membership represents a variety of occupations, interests, social and economic backgrounds. The Jaycees has a dual purpose:
1) promoting leadership training and self improvement for our members
2) providing service and support for our communities
And, our goal is to have fun doing it!
We are the Cure for the Common Social Life:
The greatest friendships develop in our organization. Whether we meet for
drinks and dinner, go kayaking and hiking or catch a movie or a ballgame,
this is a good group of people to do it with. From picnicking to black-tie
dinners there is something for everyone.
We are a Leadership Development Organization:
The Jaycees build tomorrow’s leaders with the focus on
self-growth for our members. The way this is accomplished is through a hands
on approach to running projects that enhance the local members’ communities.
We are a Community Involvement Organization:
The Jaycees offers many programs and ideas that benefit the community.
The local community dictates where the area of emphasis needs to be focused
(i.e. running events for kids, job advancement, helping disadvantaged youth,
senior visitations).
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Jaycees is to create a better world by
empowering young people. We are a people-development organization that seeks
to create positive change in ourselves, our organization and our community
by helping people through personal growth, leadership development and
community involvement.
Everything we do must encourage young people to become members and to take
full advantage of our world-class fellowship, community service and
leadership training opportunities.
Vision Statement:
The vision of the Jaycees is to be the organization of choice for
young adults, providing direction and leadership to our communities, the
state and the nation in order to effect positive change.
Purpose:
This organization shall be a not-for-profit corporation, organized for such
educational and charitable purposes as will promote and foster the growth
and development of young person’ civic organizations in the United States,
designed to inculcate in the individual membership of such organization a
spirit of genuine Americanism and civic interest, and as a supplementary
education institute to provide them with opportunity for personal
development and achievement and an avenue for intelligent participation by
young persons in the affairs of the community, state and nation, and to
develop true friendships and understanding among young persons of all
nations.