State Public Affairs Committee

Advocating for Women and Families

The State Public Affairs Committee (SPAC) for the Junior Leagues of California is a non-partisan education and advocacy organization charged with promoting volunteerism and legislation favorable to the community projects of the sixteen (16) Junior Leagues that SPAC represents.  The membership of SPAC is comprised of two delegates from each league; these delegates are trained to advocate for State legislation. The advocacy efforts of SPAC are targeted to legislation within the following four focus areas:

  •     Education: SPAC is committed to ensuring that all children and young adults receive educational opportunities that are developmentally appropriate, increase academic achievement, and lead to workplace marketability.

  •     Family Support: SPAC is committed to advocating for programs and policies that promote the physical and emotional well-being of all families.

  •     Health: SPAC is committed to advocating for better access to quality health care and prevention programs that will improve the mental and physical health of our community members.

  •     Violence Prevention: SPAC is committed to addressing the impact of violence in our communities through prevention, intervention, and education. 

   Since 1971, SPAC has represented the interests of its member Junior Leagues to policymakers at the state and local levels.  The collective voice of this non-partisan group represents more than ten thousand (10,000) voting women in over sixteen communities throughout California.  For over thirty (30) years, SPAC has been successful in sponsoring and supporting many pieces of important legislation including (i) legislation establishing the "Children's Bicycle Helmet  Law", (ii) legislation enhancing penalties for committing domestic violence in the presence of a minor, (iii) legislation establishing the  "Kids License Plate" to fund child abuse prevention and injury, and (iv)  legislation providing breast cancer treatment for uninsured women and,  in 2010 thanks in large part to the Junior Leagues of California State  Public Affairs Committee, May is now Perinatal Depression Awareness  Month in California.

    The SPAC delegation is comprised of two members from each of the following California Junior Leagues: Bakersfield, Fresno, Long Beach,  Los Angeles, Monterey County, Napa-Sonoma, Oakland-East-Bay, Orange  County, Palo Alto - Mid Peninsula, Pasadena, Riverside, Sacramento, San  Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Barbara.

For more information, go to the California SPAC website at www.californiaspac.org.