As a company, J.Jill believes in supporting our community all year round—and we do this with your help. Every time you choose to purchase an exclusive Compassion Fund style, you’re buying more than just a scarf or a necklace. You’re helping to buy a week’s worth of groceries for a family in need, three days of safe housing or interview training for a woman going back to work. You’re helping to provide a bus pass, diapers, a professional haircut or court advocacy. Since it was established in 2002, our Compassion Fund has donated more than $18 million in grants and in-kind donations to support and empower women to establish a better life for themselves and their families.
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Make a Difference Day: The J.Jill Compassion Fund
Make a Difference Day has been one of the most impactful days of community service for more than 20 years. Now this day is largely celebrated on social media with organizations large and small sharing how they’re making a difference in the lives of others and inviting you to join them.
We’re proud that 100% of the net proceeds from our Compassion Fund products support and empower women in our communities every day, all year long.
- Every Compassion Fund purchase helps:
- ensure a woman three days of safe housing
- provide career development services and
one complete Success Suit for interviews - provide 10 women and their families
one week’s worth of groceries - support the purchase of bus passes and public transportation
- provide educational toys for a baby’s first birthday
- provide toiletries and a set of clean clothes
for two women at an emergency shelter - provide diapers and wipes for an infant
- support a co-pay for two therapy appointments
- supply toiletries and other household essentials
to assist a woman transitioning from a
shelter into permanent housing - cover upfront cost associated with a uniform purchase
- provide membership for two women in a
local full-service credit union - a woman open a wealth-building
retirement (IRA) account - provide a professional haircut to boost
a woman's confidence as she prepares
for job interviews - give court advocacy for one woman