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Backpack Buddies<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Backpack Buddies program provides food for students who might otherwise lack meals over the weekend. Children in need, take home a backpack of healthy meals and snacks from school on Friday and return on Monday mornings fed and ready to learn. During the 2024-2025 fiscal year, Assistance League provided 100<\/strong> bags of food each week to students at Norcross Elementary in Gwinnett County and Dresden Elementary in Dekalb County.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn More” style=”classic” color=”danger” size=”sm” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.assistanceleague.org%2Fatlanta%2Fbackpack-buddies%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-xs-4″][vc_single_image image=”10451″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-xs-8″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Links to Education<\/span><\/h3>\n

Links to Education provides scholarships to deserving college students pursuing post-secondary education at Georgia institutions of higher learning.\u00a0 Since 2003, Assistance League of Atlanta’s Links to Education program has awarded\u00a0$1.4 million <\/strong>in need-based scholarships to 852<\/strong>\u00a0college students.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn More” style=”classic” color=”danger” size=”sm” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.assistanceleague.org%2Fatlanta%2Fphilanthropic-programs%2Flinks-to-education%2F||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-xs-4″][vc_single_image image=”10446″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Operation School Bell\u00ae<\/span><\/sup><\/span><\/h3>\n

Operation School Bell provides new clothing, uniforms, jackets, socks, belts, underwear, hygiene kits and shoes to elementary and middle school students in the Atlanta area. In the 2024-2025 school year, we\u00a0 provided a week’s worth of clothing and a new book to 4,008<\/b>\u00a0students. Of those children, 1,392<\/strong>\u00a0(35%) <\/strong>were unhoused or fire victims. An additional 10,092 <\/strong>students received selected items of clothing, hygiene kits or food\/gas cards for the family distributed through the school social workers.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn More” style=”classic” color=”danger” size=”sm” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.assistanceleague.org%2Fatlanta%2Fphilanthropic-programs%2Foperation-school-bell%2F||”][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”10398″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Waste Not<\/span><\/h3>\n

Waste Not donates items that cannot be sold\u00a0in our Attic Treasures thrift shop or used by our philanthropic programs to other charities and\u00a0social agencies.\u00a0 The program provides donated clothing, shoes, housewares, linens, baby items, medical equipment\u00a0and toiletries for those in crisis. In the last fiscal year, Waste Not donated goods worth approximately\u00a0$34,325.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn More” style=”classic” color=”danger” size=”sm” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.assistanceleague.org%2Fatlanta%2Fphilanthropic-programs%2Fwaste-not%2F|||”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1450040093574{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-xs-8″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Bears for Children<\/span><\/h3>\n

Bears for Children provides new, child-safe cuddly teddy bears to comfort frightened children during crisis situations and hospital stays.\u00a0 During the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, Assistance League of Atlanta comforted 4,050<\/strong> traumatized children through area hospitals and emergency services.<\/p>\n

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New Beginnings<\/span><\/h3>\n

New Beginnings provides new household goods, clothing and personal care items to those affected by homelessness, abuse and domestic violence.\u00a0 During the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, Assistance League of Atlanta brought comfort and dignity to more than 28,357<\/strong> children and adults who are receiving treatment or short-term care at 11<\/strong> social agencies.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn More” style=”classic” color=”danger” size=”sm” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.assistanceleague.org%2Fatlanta%2Fphilanthropic-programs%2Fnew-beginnings%2F||”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-xs-4″][vc_single_image image=”10243″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-xs-8″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Shepherd Center Patient Support<\/span><\/h3>\n

Shepherd Center Patient Support supplies new clothing (T-shirts and pants) appropriate for physical therapy to aid injured patients in their recovery.\u00a0 Assistance League of Atlanta also helps patients, many of whom are far from home, celebrate birthdays with gifts of lightweight backpacks that fit on wheelchairs. In the 2024 – 2025 fiscal year Assistance League of Atlanta supported 654<\/strong>\u00a0patients.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn More” style=”classic” color=”danger” size=”sm” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.assistanceleague.org%2Fatlanta%2Fphilanthropic-programs%2Fshepherd-center-patient-support%2F||”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-xs-4″][vc_single_image image=”10456″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-xs-8″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Wee Help<\/span><\/h3>\n

Wee Help assembles and delivers layette packages for newborns to Atlanta-area hospitals and clinics for mothers in need. Each package contains a gown, footed sleeper, onesie, hooded towel, diapers, wipes, socks and a hand-knitted cap. In the fiscal year ending May 31, 2025, Wee Help delivered 1,200<\/strong> layette packages.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn More” style=”classic” color=”danger” size=”sm” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.assistanceleague.org%2Fatlanta%2Fphilanthropic-programs%2Fwee-help%2F||”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-xs-4″][vc_single_image image=”10458″ img_size=”full” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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