{"id":708,"date":"2014-10-29T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-29T06:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imicreationlive.com\/gaea\/?page_id=708"},"modified":"2025-09-08T22:05:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T05:05:37","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/amador-valley\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row 0=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1450037536845{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;]Assistance League of Amador Valley is a chapter of National Assistance League of which there are 95 chapters in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Under the guidance of National Assistance League, we have 100 members who do hands-on volunteerism in the Tri-Valley serving children, teens and seniors in the cities of Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore.<\/p>\n<p>We clothe over 400 children in need each year and give out over 1200 books for them to take home to read through our Operation School Bell<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> program.<\/p>\n<p>During this past year, our Food for Families program has been extremely important to families that have had difficult choice to make, sometimes deciding between paying their rent or putting food on the table. Through this program, we partner with the Tri-Valley Haven Food Pantry and purchase groceries twice a week benefitting more than 4,000 low-income Tri-Valley residents each month.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Mission, Vision and Values&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_column_text 0=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Transforming Lives \u2022 Strengthening Community<\/h3>\n<h4>MISSION<\/h4>\n<p>Assistance League of Amador Valley&#8217;s volunteers transform the lives of children and adults through community programs.<\/p>\n<h4>VISION<\/h4>\n<p>Our vision is simple: Essential needs are met in our community and families flourish.<\/p>\n<h4>CORE VALUES<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Commitment<\/strong> \u2013 Dedicated to a course of action<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leadership<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Willingness to\u00a0lead and develop leaders<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ethics<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Doing the right thing in a reliable way<\/p>\n<p><strong>Accountability<\/strong> \u2013 Willingness to accept responsibility<\/p>\n<p><strong>Respect<\/strong> \u2013 Treating all with courtesy<\/p>\n<h4>DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION<\/h4>\n<p>Assistance League of Amador Valley is committed to transforming lives and pursuing greater diversity, equity and inclusion. Our practices will respect the dignity and intrinsic value of the individuals we serve and with whom we serve. 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