03
Nov
Everett – Still Lending a Helping Hand
It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a year like none other for Assistance League of Everett. Since 1965 when Assistance League opened, one of its main goals is to provide new school clothes for children and teens through Operation School Bell. But like many other nonprofit organizations, Assistance League had to alter some […]
29
Oct
Amador Valley – Adapts Donations to Help Students with Online Learning
Assistance League of Amador Valley changed its back-to-school giving this year, buying headphones for students instead of clothes. Each year the group supports Operation School Bell®, spending up to $150 per child to make sure they have new clothes to go back to school. Volunteers traditionally have met children at Kohl’s, one on one, to […]
23
Oct
Santa Barbara – Delivering Smiles to Students
Smiles are so important these days, and Assistance League of Santa Barbara is helping make sure that children in our community are able to give big ones. Donations of colorful Smiles Dental Kits, complete with a toothbrush, toothpaste, timer, flossers and tips for a healthy smile, are being included in every bag of school supplies […]
22
Oct
Rancho San Dieguito – Provides Hygiene Kits to Solana Beach Head Start Children
Assistance League Rancho San Dieguito recently assembled and delivered hygiene kits to 60 children at Solana Beach Head Start. The kits containing toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, shampoo, conditioner, bubble bath, body lotion, and kids’ band aids were sent home with the children who have begun on-site learning and to those who are still at home. Assistance […]
Oct
Los Gatos – Prepares Distance Learning Materials
Lynette Key, a volunteer from Assistance League of Los Gatos-Saratoga, assembles STEM kits for students in the Campbell Union School District to use with their distance learning curriculum. While the chapter’s projects have traditionally supported classroom learning, the district asked the organization to pivot to help support online instruction. Students in the Campbell Union School […]
Oct
Klamath Basin – Receives Pacific Power Foundation Grant for Operation School Bell
The Pacific Power Foundation awarded the Assistance League of Klamath Basin a grant in the amount of $2,500 to assist in transforming the lives of children and adults through community programs, according to a news release. Specifically, “this grant will support Operation School Bell®, which is one of the primary philanthropic programs of the Assistance […]
