13
Mar
Northern Virginia – Partners with Dominion Energy to Help Food-Insecure Students
Fairfax County is the second richest county in the United States, yet many children who live there go hungry. According to Fairfax County Public Schools, 28% of students qualify for free and reduced-price meals. Making sure kids are fed while they are in school partially combats this issue. But we need to ensure they’re fed […]
Mar
San Luis Obispo County – Helps Kids Succeed
Assistance League of San Luis Obispo County conducted it’s final scheduled giveaway of school clothing and school supplies to disadvantaged students in Paso Robles. Early Saturday morning, the volunteers set up the Operation School Bell® booth outside Kohls. Students in the Paso Robles School District arrived with certificates that entitled them to choose school clothes […]
07
Mar
San Luis Obispo County – Receives Grant from Central Coast Funds for Children
Assistance League of San Luis Obispo has received a $2,500 grant award from Central Coast Funds for Children. 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 students in Kindergarten through 12th grade, living and attending school throughout San […]
02
Mar
Long Beach – Assisteens Provide 10,000 Meals
Local students participating in Assistance League of Long Beach’s Assisteens® Auxiliary are helping to provide 10,000 meals to fellow students whose families are in need of food. The Operation School Bell® Adopt a Family Student Food Program held a recent meal creation event where Long Beach Unified School District students, staff and other volunteers assembled […]
23
Feb
Diablo Valley – Listen for ACTION! Week
Students seeing other students receive one-on-one support makes for a comfortable learning environment. As ACTION! Week for Assistance League of Diablo Valley arrives on February 23, the name Anne Banning echoes not only on a local level, it resonates throughout all 120 Assistance League chapters nationwide. In 1919, just over 100 years ago, she and […]
