JL Eastern Fairfield County, CT, develops Project YOU (Youth Opportunities Unlimited), which was nominated for a Lane Bryant Award and featured in LIFE Magazine.
In partnership with the Visiting Nurses Association, JL Lehigh Valley, PA funds, launches, and staffs a Homemaker Service Program for families with an ill primary caregiver.
JL Norfolk-Virginia Beach, VA, co-sponsors the Tidewater Conference on the Handicapped, which led to the creation and funding of the Rehabilitation Center.
JL Fort Worth, TX, Community Research Committee provides vital research that assists in the creation of the Child Welfare Unit through the State Department of Public Welfare.
JL Baton Rouge, LA, and the Quota Club establishes the Baton Rouge Speech and Hearing Foundation to provide support to adults and children with communication challenges.