Legacy Grant 2025
The Junior League of Raleigh is pleased to announce the 2025 Legacy Grant Award recipients, who were recognized Oct. 24, 2025, during SPREE!’s Merry Morning shopping event.
Proceeds from A Shopping SPREE! support the League’s Legacy Grants, which have awarded nonprofit agencies over $300,000 since 2004. Team Community Funding carefully reviews all grant applicants that are nominated by League members and select the recipients the committee feel best support the local community and place an emphasis on children and women. JLR has a long-standing commitment to empowering Wake County women and youth and this year’s recipients further that mission through their work.
Arise Collective, the recipient of a $10,000 Legacy Grant, was formerly Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women, and was started by Presbyterian Women in 1980 when a Presbyterian Coordinating Committee of Presbyteries across the state came together to fund the first female chaplain in the North Carolina prison system. Over the next four decades, the organization has provided chaplaincy services and more recently, transition education and reentry support for women – which includes safe and supportive housing – primarily in and around the North Carolina Correctional Institute for Women and its minimum-security Canary unit, growing to support women incarcerated across the state. The organization became a 501(c)(3) non-profit in 2004.
A Place at the Table is receiving a $5,000 Legacy Grant. As Raleigh’s first pay-what-you-can cafe, A Place at the Table is dedicated to providing community and good food for all, regardless of means. Open Tuesday-Sunday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., the nonprofit cafe serves breakfast and lunch in a welcoming and dignified space. Guests can pay the suggested price, pay less, or volunteer in exchange for a meal. Since opening in 2018, this model has fostered community connections and addressed food insecurity.
East Wake Education Foundation is another recipient of our $5,000 Legacy Grant. EWEF is a community-based nonprofit serving eastern Wake County, North Carolina. Since 1993, EWEF has worked to ensure that young children and their families have access to quality early education and a supportive network of developmental resources. Through programs such as preschool, family and child enrichment services, and the Triple P parenting initiative, EWEF strives to prepare children for academic success and empower caregivers with tools to support healthy development. All services are offered with equity, inclusivity, and a belief in the inherent potential of every child and family.
Our final $5,000 Legacy Grant recipient is Period Kits NC. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Goldsboro, North Carolina, Period Kits NC is committed to ensuring that no person has to choose between food and period products. Through partnerships with community agencies, they distribute menstrual kits and loose products across the state and provide education to promote menstrual equity and dignity. Founded in 2023, their mission is simple: It’s all about health and dignity, PERIOD.