Welcome to the website of the Nation’s Capital Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., located in the District of Columbia!
Jack and Jill is a nonprofit organization comprised of members who are mothers with children between the ages of two and nineteen. Founded in 1938, the organization is dedicated to improving the quality of life for children, with a focus on those who identify as African American.
The mission of the three-time Five Star, Captivating Nation’s Capital Chapter is to provide enriching opportunities for children to develop skills and passions that prepare them to be leaders of the next generation. We are especially dedicated to ensuring that all children, not just our own, have these opportunities. Activities are designed to focus on serving the community and reflect core themes our children are exposed to as residents of the District of Columbia: leadership, political engagement, and advocacy.
Since our chartering, the Nation’s Capital Chapter has been recognized as a Five Star Chapter of Excellence.
And we did it again! In 2026, we were recognized as a FIVE STAR CHAPTER, for the fourth time in a row!!!!!!!
We are honored to be counted once again in that number of chapters dedicated to going above and beyond in chapter programming, relations, and operations to benefit our kids, mothers, and communities.
Congratulations four time, FIVE STAR, Nation’s Capital!
The Nation’s Capital Chapter won 1st place in the National Best of the Best Programming Recognition for Civic/Legislative at the 45th National Convention! We received this award for our chapter's DC Statehood Initiatives. A special thank you to our 2021-2023 Program Director, Gavel Club Chairs, and Air & Space grade group mothers and children for all their hard work.
Nation’s Capital Chapter earned the top award for Civic/Legislative programming for the Eastern Region for Cycle 1 of 2024! We received this award for our Igniting Awareness program in the Natural History grade group (K-2nd Grade), which was focused on fire prevention and safety. This phenomenal program took our Natural History Jacks and Jills to be students at the DC Fire Academy, had them collect toys and games to refill the toy chest at Children’s National Hospital’s Burn Unit, and had the entire chapter engage in an elevated trick-or-treating experience where the children handed out 9V batteries for smoke detectors to the house they stopped by!
Thank you Nation’s Capital Chapter mothers for your commitment to excellence and recognizing that we have the Power to Make a Difference for All Children. On Mission. On Purpose.
Nation’s Capital Chapter received Five Star Chapter of Excellence designation for the second consecutive time at the 45th National Convention.