Inspire HOPE

Junita Flowers founded Junita’s Jar in 2018 with the mission to bake hope into delicious cookies and empower women to live their best lives. A resilient survivor of domestic abuse, Junita turned her passion for baking and helping others into a career. A portion of all Junita’s Jar proceeds go toward education and awareness initiatives dedicated to ending dating and relationship violence. This inspiring black and woman-owned Minneapolis-based company hosts Cookies For Conversations seminars at the city’s University to teach young women about domestic abuse and empower them to share their stories. We are proud to include their cookies in...

With Galentine’s Day as a new tradition with my girls, my top 3 must-do activities will be... Brunch at one of our favorite restaurants. An afternoon of pampering and relaxation at a local spa. Hangout time spent laughing, catching up and enjoying our favorite cookies from Junita’s Jar.

I remember the day when I went out for an evening run, knowing that I wasn't going to return home. I didn't want to end my life, but I knew I couldn't keep living in the same toxic environment. I knew I didn't want to leave my children, but I no longer knew how to provide protection. Staying home was miserable and unsafe. During that time in my life, taking a chance on the exposure of an unknown virus over the complete chaos that I was experiencing in my home, was a chance I would have been willing to take. Staying...

You see, we are much more than a cookie company bearing a founder's name. Junita's Jar is a company on a mission to shift the narrative from the voice of the perpetrator to the voice of the change makers...and together, we can change the stats!