Chapter News

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Sep

St. Louis – New Shoes at the Zoo

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) – On Monday, 120 St. Louis students not only got a free trip to the zoo but were also fitted for new sneakers. Students from Dunbar Elementary in North City were fitted by 60 volunteers from the Assistance League of St. Louis. The children also got new books and lunches as well […]

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Sep

Long Beach – Teens are Making a Difference for Children with Special Needs

                                        Kids of all ages were having a great day at Wardlow Park Saturday – blowing bubbles, playing with sticky slime, painting faces, feeling beans and stones in bins and catching fish with magnetic hooks. They […]

21

Sep

Visalia – Hosts Operation School Bell Event for Tulare County

Assistance League of Visalia will hold an “Operation School Bell®” event Sunday to help clothe Tulare County children in need. More than 40 volunteers of the Assistance League will help provide new clothing for 275 children — many of whom are reluctant to go to school because they do not have suitable clothes, the organization said. Children and families […]

Sep

Stockton – Arsonist Nearly Wipes Out Fundraiser For Stockton Nonprofit

STOCKTON (CBS13) — A local nonprofit is reeling after a fire thought to have been caused by arson closed down the thrift shop they use for revenue.  Click here for newscast. “This is a very big shop, at least 75 percent of our income,” said Beverly Lewis-Clarke, the president of The Assistance League in Stockton. […]

20

Sep

Riverside – Teens in justice system paint mural at Assistance League of Riverside office

Assistance League of Riverside this month celebrated the completion of a mural painted by teens in the criminal justice system. The mural is meant to reflect Assistance League‘s mission of helping young people, while offering a positive outlet for the teenagers who painted it on the organization’s building. It replaces the plain beige paint that was […]

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Sep

Whittier – Receives Two Commendations from City Council

On Tuesday, September 11, 2018, the Whittier (CA) City Council commended the Assistance League of Whittier for the donation of $8,500 to the Whittier Public Library.  Assistance League of Whittier was recognized for longstanding dedication to promoting literacy and the love of reading through the summer reading program and bookmobile.         A […]