GFWC Illinois

GFWC Illinois GFWC Illinois is a philanthropic organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service. of age.

THE GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUBS (GFWC)

is one of the world's largest and oldest women's volunteer service organizations. Working locally through thousands of clubs in the United States and globally in more than 20 countries, GFWC members support the arts, preserve natural resources, promote education, encourage healthy lifestyles, stress civic involvement, and work toward world peace and

understanding. Clubs shape their local agendas to suit particular community needs. Each local chapter benefits from membership, service, material, and program support from state and national Federation levels. GFWC headquarters in Washington, DC, a National Historic Landmark, houses the Women's History and Resource Center, a collection of books, periodicals and records devoted to women's history and women in volunteerism. Illinois is proud to have 250 clubs and almost 8000 members of GFWC working hard to improve their communities. Our clubs have three levels of membership: General, Junior, and Juniorette. The Juniorettes are for girls 13-18 yrs. In the past there were age limits on the Juniors, being designed for the young homemakers. However those age restrictions were removed from the clubs years ago. In practice, the Junior clubs often meet at night as a convenience for working women, and the Generals often meet during the day.

08/04/2026
📣Calling All Clubs! It's time to sign up for the International Day of Service!📣Plan a project for September 26th. Our fo...
08/03/2026

📣Calling All Clubs! It's time to sign up for the International Day of Service!📣

Plan a project for September 26th. Our focus is to End Domestic and Sexual Violence. You need to register your project with GFWC to be counted in the International work.

💜Advocate!
💜Take Compassionate Action!
💜Support Survivors!
💜Educate your Community!

Together we can do great works!

08/03/2026
Please take a moment to review your items! 💛
08/02/2026

Please take a moment to review your items! 💛

There are hundreds of ways to Advocate for Children. Here's a list of our intentions and a small sample of some organiza...
07/30/2026

There are hundreds of ways to Advocate for Children. Here's a list of our intentions and a small sample of some organizations that align with our goals. Many of these national or state groups have local chapters (not always of the same exact name) where you live.

What Advocates for Children groups do you support (at whatever level: local, state, national, or international)?

Who would you recommend for other people to learn more about? This is your moment! Let us know! 💙

Back to school is just around the corner! Here are some ideas on how you can support education.What's your favorite way ...
07/29/2026

Back to school is just around the corner! Here are some ideas on how you can support education.

What's your favorite way to help your local schools? 🤔🍎📚🎒✏️

🎉 Celebrate and recognize the incredible community impact our members made at this year’s GFWC Illinois 130th Convention...
03/25/2026

🎉 Celebrate and recognize the incredible community impact our members made at this year’s GFWC Illinois 130th Convention! Time is running out to register so be sure to do so today! 🙋🏻‍♀️

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310 N. Hammes Avenue
Joliet, IL
60435

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+18157240195

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