OPERATION SCHOOL BELL
Operation School Bell® provided new clothing, shoes, and hygiene kits to 2155 students, pre-kindergarten through high school, in the Clear Creek, Deer Park, Dickinson, Friendswood, Galveston, La Porte, and Texas City Independent School Districts, and Odyssey Academy Public Charter School District in Bay Area and Galveston Island campuses. All requests are submitted by authorized school personnel.
” I feel like a normal teenager because I don’t have to worry about what to wear to school anymore.”
READY FOR WORK
Ready for Work program in collaboration with United Way Greater Houston’s Family Houston at Bay Area, Family Promise of Clear Creek, and The Bridge Over Troubled Waters provided 39 referred clients with job interview clothing from current Resale Shop inventory and specialty items at a local Wal-Mart.
We are growing! For 2022-2023 we have added Workforce Solutions as a program partner.
“The personal shoppers patiently work with me, and afterward, what could have been a stressful situation instead makes me smile.”
OPERATION CINDERELLA
Assisted 118 high school seniors
identified as being in need, with the selection of formal dresses, shoes, jewelry, and purses for the girls and a complete tuxedo package rental gift certificates for the boys, for a positive prom experience.
“The ladies were so helpful and nice. They really guide you and try to find the best fitting dress for you. I felt so comfortable there and everyone is so welcoming. They really do make you feel special and like Cinderella! What they do for young ladies like me is truly amazing because this opportunity doesn’t happen often.“
ASSAULT SURVIVOR KITS
Distributed 116 kits through partnerships with Bay Area Turning Point, the University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston, the La Porte Police Department, the League City Police Department, and The Bridge Over Troubled Waters containing a pair of scrubs, undergarments, health care items, and flip flops to meet some of the immediate needs of individuals victimized by sexual assault or domestic abuse. New partnerships formed in August 2022 with Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital and Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital will allow us to broaden our reach.
“The survivor kits have proven essential to a client’s recovery and the next step. Assistance League of the Bay Area is a huge blessing to our agency. They, literally, appear in the clutch.”
OPERATION SUPPORT OUR SCHOOLS
Provided over $44,000 in services for students who attend 26 campuses through vision referrals, donated dental care, and nutritional support.
“Communities In Schools – Bay Area relies on Assistance League of the Bay to continue to stabilize the lives of students who lack food, clothing, food, vision/dental/medical assistance, and other basic needs. Thank you for being a champion of community transformation!”
ASSISTANCE LEAGUE® ACTION! WEEK
Celebrated ACTION! Week by hosting three events which included the donation of 315 books across the Houston-Galveston Bay service area to encourage a love of reading.
“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his needs, is good for him.“ – Maya Angelou