15
Aug
Albuquerque – Kirtland Federal Credit Union offers their support to KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids
One out of four children lives in poverty in New Mexico with thousands of children never having owned a new pair of shoes. KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids program looks to change that by getting new shoes to children in Title 1 schools in Albuquerque. Community Relations Director at KRQE Media Group, Carolyn Rush explains […]
Aug
Atlanta – Transforming Lives, Strengthening Community
Many charitable organizations focus on one area of need, but Assistance League, formed in California in 1919, tackles many at once, very successfully. Operation School Bell® is the one universal national program operating in all 120 regional locations. In 2018, in Atlanta alone, Operation School Bell distributed wardrobes through 235 elementary and middle schools to […]
14
Aug
Santa Barbara – Bear Hugs Program Wraps Its Arms Around Kids in Distress
Assistance League of Santa Barbara provides comfort to children and adults in severe trauma situations through its Bear Hugs Program. Local agencies are given certified safe, toy teddy bears to comfort children, young adults and others in crisis. Since the program’s inception in 1988, some 19,000 teddy bears have been individually bagged and distributed to […]
13
Aug
San Luis Obispo – Receives Grant from Janssen Youth and Sports Fund
Assistance League of San Luis Obispo County has received a $5,000 grant award from the Janssen Youth and Sports Fund administered through The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County. This grant will be used to support Assistance League’s Operation School Bell® philanthropic program. The funds will be used to purchase new school-appropriate clothing for disadvantaged […]
10
Aug
Las Vegas – Awarded “Citizen of the Month”
On August 7, Assistance League of Las Vegas was recognized as the Las Vegas City Council’s “Citizen of the Month” for August during a ceremony at City Hall. Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Councilman Brian Knudsen presented the award to President Liz Gibson and a group of 30 members. The ceremony included a showing of a short […]
09
Aug
Coppell – Assistance League Coppell to Start New Volunteer Group
Coppell teens will soon have a new volunteer program to get involved in. Assistance League of Coppell is starting up Assisteens®, an auxiliary chapter of the group that will be open to teens in grades 7-12. Debbie Hinson, vice president of membership, said the philanthropic program is well established in assistance leagues across the country, […]
