United States Junior Chamber

This article is about the civic society. For JCI, see Junior Chamber International. For a Tekken character also known as Jaycee, see Julia Chang.
The United States Junior Chamber
Motto Leadership Training Through Community Service
Founded January 21, 1920
Founder Henry Giessenbier
Type NGO
Location
Fields Individual, Community, International, Business
Members
 15,500
Key people
 President Jennifer Ray,
Executive Director Joel Harper
Website www.usjaycees.org

The United States Junior Chamber (JCs or more commonly Jaycees) is a leadership training and civic organization for people between the ages of 18 and 40. Areas of emphasis are business development, management skills, individual training, community service, and international connections. The U.S. Junior Chamber is a not-for-profit corporation/organization as described under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(4).

Established January 21, 1920 to provide opportunities for young men to develop personal and leadership skills through service to others, the Jaycees later expanded to include women after the United States Supreme Court ruled in the 1984 case Roberts v. United States Jaycees that Minnesota could prohibit sex discrimination in private organizations. 1985 marked the final year of the US Jaycee Women (also known as Jayceettes, Jayceens), an organization that lasted 10 years and at its convention in 1984 in Atlanta boasted 59,000 members.

Notable US Jaycees

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