16
Aug
Inland North County – Gives Scholarships to Local Students
Assistance League of Inland North County provided scholarships totaling $48,000 to high school students from San Pasqual High, Escondido High, San Pasqual Academy, Valley High, Orange Glen High and Escondido Charter High Schools. The League also provided scholarships to continuing students at Cal State San Marcos School of Nursing for $35,000 and students at Palomar […]
15
Aug
Albuquerque – Kirtland Federal Credit Union offers their support to KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids
One out of four children lives in poverty in New Mexico with thousands of children never having owned a new pair of shoes. KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids program looks to change that by getting new shoes to children in Title 1 schools in Albuquerque. Community Relations Director at KRQE Media Group, Carolyn Rush explains […]
Aug
Atlanta – Transforming Lives, Strengthening Community
Many charitable organizations focus on one area of need, but Assistance League, formed in California in 1919, tackles many at once, very successfully. Operation School Bell® is the one universal national program operating in all 120 regional locations. In 2018, in Atlanta alone, Operation School Bell distributed wardrobes through 235 elementary and middle schools to […]
13
Aug
San Luis Obispo – Receives Grant from Janssen Youth and Sports Fund
Assistance League of San Luis Obispo County has received a $5,000 grant award from the Janssen Youth and Sports Fund administered through The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County. This grant will be used to support Assistance League’s Operation School Bell® philanthropic program. The funds will be used to purchase new school-appropriate clothing for disadvantaged […]
09
Aug
Coppell – Assistance League Coppell to Start New Volunteer Group
Coppell teens will soon have a new volunteer program to get involved in. Assistance League of Coppell is starting up Assisteens®, an auxiliary chapter of the group that will be open to teens in grades 7-12. Debbie Hinson, vice president of membership, said the philanthropic program is well established in assistance leagues across the country, […]
07
Aug
Pueblo – Operation School Bell Gears Up
Assistance League of Pueblo is gearing up for Operation School Bell®, its signature annual philanthropic event in which new clothes are provided to children in both Pueblo School District 60 and Pueblo County District 70 for the start of the new school year. Assistance League of Pueblo, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization, works through school counselors […]
