Assistance League of Bend is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization making a difference in the lives of children and adults dealing with poverty and cancer in Deschutes County. We serve the community through a number of philanthropic programs which include new school clothes for students facing adversity, personal care items for low-income seniors, and handmade hats for cancer patients.
Transforming Lives • Strengthening Community
Through Operation School Bell, Assistance League of Bend has proudly been providing school clothing and emergency clothing bundles to low-income children since 1991. Rising inflation can present hurdles for families struggling to make ends meet. New clothes, warm jackets, and shoes that fit are proven to boost a child’s self-esteem and help them feel more engaged in the classroom. Each year we provide clothing to more than 2,600 local children. Assistance League of Bend is the leading provider of clothing in Deschutes County.
Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to provide a local child with new clothing.
Volunteers from Columbia Bank branches from all over Oregon came to Bend to help the Assistance League. They spent a few hours yesterday helping to package and mail these handmade thank you cards. The cards are going to be gifts for people who participate in the upcoming ‘Raise a Glass’ fundraiser. Meant as a thank […]
Assistance League of Bend volunteers purchased essential clothing items and rolled them into 32 clothing bundles for children transitioning to a new foster home. The bundles were donated to Every Child Central Oregon who distribute them to children in their time of need. Assistance League committed to providing 100 clothing bundles to Every Child Central […]
High school students in Deschutes County will have dozens of stunning new dresses to choose from at Assistance League of Bend’s Cinderella’s Closet, thanks to a generous donation from Bella Brides. While Bella Brides has long carried prom gowns alongside their wedding dresses, their local shop is now focusing exclusively on bridal wear. Owner Charlene […]
This spring, Assistance League of Bend directed several impactful initiatives to serve families throughout Deschutes County. We provided emergency clothing bundles to children in foster care, distributed new books to low-income students to promote literacy, and loaned formal wear to high school students. We also continued our important work supporting seniors by supplying hygiene kits to Medicaid recipients […]
Assistance League of Bend is immensely grateful for the generous support from the Maybelle Clark MacDonald Foundation, Les Schwab Tires, Cow Creek Indian Foundation, The Reser Family Foundation, and the Oregon Community Foundation. Thanks to their ongoing generosity, hundreds of local children living below the poverty level will receive brand-new school clothes, helping them feel […]
Assistance League of Bend is proud to partner with Every Child Central Oregon to provide Emergency Clothing Bundles to children in the foster care system. When children are placed in foster care, the transition is often sudden and overwhelming. Many arrive with only the clothes on their backs. Assistance League of Bend’s Emergency Clothing Bundles offer […]
Volunteers from Columbia Bank branches from all over Oregon came to Bend to help the Assistance League. They spent a few hours yesterday helping to package and mail these handmade thank you cards. The cards are going to be gifts for people who participate in the upcoming ‘Raise a Glass’ fundraiser. Meant as a thank […]
Assistance League of Bend volunteers purchased essential clothing items and rolled them into 32 clothing bundles for children transitioning to a new foster home. The bundles were donated to Every Child Central Oregon who distribute them to children in their time of need. Assistance League committed to providing 100 clothing bundles to Every Child Central […]
High school students in Deschutes County will have dozens of stunning new dresses to choose from at Assistance League of Bend’s Cinderella’s Closet, thanks to a generous donation from Bella Brides. While Bella Brides has long carried prom gowns alongside their wedding dresses, their local shop is now focusing exclusively on bridal wear. Owner Charlene […]
This spring, Assistance League of Bend directed several impactful initiatives to serve families throughout Deschutes County. We provided emergency clothing bundles to children in foster care, distributed new books to low-income students to promote literacy, and loaned formal wear to high school students. We also continued our important work supporting seniors by supplying hygiene kits to Medicaid recipients […]
Assistance League of Bend is immensely grateful for the generous support from the Maybelle Clark MacDonald Foundation, Les Schwab Tires, Cow Creek Indian Foundation, The Reser Family Foundation, and the Oregon Community Foundation. Thanks to their ongoing generosity, hundreds of local children living below the poverty level will receive brand-new school clothes, helping them feel […]
Assistance League of Bend is proud to partner with Every Child Central Oregon to provide Emergency Clothing Bundles to children in the foster care system. When children are placed in foster care, the transition is often sudden and overwhelming. Many arrive with only the clothes on their backs. Assistance League of Bend’s Emergency Clothing Bundles offer […]
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