Operation Wish List (OWL), a program of Assistance League of Austin, selects a school in need of community support each year and purchases items requested by the staff of the elementary school to enhance student learning and success. This year, the Assistance League of Austin is dedicating more than $40,000 to Manor ISD school Blake […]

We are so grateful for the $25,000 our grants committee received from the Kendra Scott Foundation. Specifically intended for our Outreach Program to assist in resettling refugees from Ukraine, the grant enabled these families to shop for furniture, household goods, and clothing through ALA‘s Thrift House. Outreach also used its funding to purchase additional items […]

The Austin Community College Board of Trustees honored ALA at their December board meeting, recognizing our scholarship program for providing the most scholarships of any non-profit organization this year, as well as our long history of funding education. We contributed $186,000 to the Austin Community College Foundation, enabling us to fund 97 scholarships this year.  […]