09
Jul
Through the One-2-One Tutoring program, Assistance League member volunteer, Donna Burnett-Albu, provides weekly literacy support to students at Walt Whitman Elementary School in Pontiac. Hazel Park art students and their teacher Nancy Sly (center with "S" shirt) are grateful for Assistance League's Link to Creative Teaching support that enabled them to create a social justice [...]
20
Feb
Greater Placer – Shares Scholarship Success Stories
Five Heartwarming Scholarship Successes Assistance League of Greater Placer’s Scholarship Program was established in 2004. Graduating high school students from selected alternative education programs which participated in our Competencies for Independent Living Program were offered an opportunity to apply for a scholarship to a college or trade school. Laura Spitzer shares in an interview how […]
02
Feb
Phoenix – Receives Kudos on Birthday Books
Our hardworking birthday book committee received this thank you. We know how valuable the program is but it is certainly great to receive this affirmation. Dear Linda, Since I’ve been the librarian at Griffith Elementary School, I’ve been in charge of the Birthday Book Corner. Every year about 700 students have received a book of […]
23
Jan
Southern Utah – Hosts Annual Spring Fundraiser
ST GEORGE, Utah – The Assistance League of Southern Utah will host their annual fundraising event, the 2017 Annual Spring Benefit Dinner and Auction on Saturday, February 11, 2017 at 5:30 PM. The event will be held in the Sun River St. George Ballroom. As part of the nonprofit organization’s fundraising efforts, the event will […]
28
Nov
Diablo Valley – Welcomes Fehr & Peers Employee Volunteers
Established in 2012, Assistance League of Diablo Valley’s Community Programs includes seven programs that meet a range of community needs. Food Boxes, chaired by Carol Parkhurst, is one of these programs. In preparing for Thanksgiving, Food Boxes Committee members selected such nutritious items as canned hams, tamales, green beans, canned yams, canned pumpkin, turkeys, turkey stuffing […]
12
Oct
Omaha – Hosts Operation School Bell at JCPenney
Darting through the crowded aisles of J.C. Penney, ZyNeah Watt made a beeline for the sequined shirts. The 6-year-old had reluctantly bypassed the toy section; drafting a Christmas list would have to wait. Thanks to Operation School Bell, the primary philanthropic program of the Assistance League of Omaha, ZyNeah and her two siblings were able […]
