Operation School Bell® Programs

Bend – Operation School Bell® is back in action

Operation School Bell, a program of the Assistance League of Bend, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, is providing vouchers for new clothes for 1,200 students this month, from kindergarten through 12th grade.

Northern Virginia – Assistance League ACTION!Week

Every year at the end of February, the 120 chapters of the Assistance League organization participate in ACTION!Week, an initiative to celebrate the birthday of founder Anne Banning by helping children to grow and know that others care about them. Each chapter devises its own plan to help children in need. For many years, our [...]

Coachella Valley – Assistance League donation drives throughout the valley

Assistance League Coachella Valley donation drives throughout the valley Assistance League Coachella Valley is a volunteer member organization that helps provide to those in need across the Valley. This week two donation drives were administered. 500 hygiene kits were put in the hands of families who spent the day Monday picking up food at Painted [...]

Mid-Missouri – Assistance League holds food drive for the Food Bank’s Buddy Pack program

Watch Video The Buddy Pack program provides meals for thousands of children during the school year. COLUMBIA- Assistance League of Mid-Missouri held a food drive for the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri's Buddy Pack program Wednesday at Upscale Resale. The Buddy Pack program provides nutritional food for food insecure children on the weekends, [...]

St. Louis – Assistance League Thinking Inside & Outside the Box

Assistance League of St. Louis Member volunteers have designed a unique Virtual Book Festival in a Box for two Urban League Head Start Programs and teachers. Inside the Box is a magical flash drive containing a video Puppet Show written and performed by the volunteers, plus 14 story time vignettes, and suggestions for classroom activities. [...]

Metro Columbus – Assistance League Provides School Supplies to Children

Assistance League of Metro Columbus chose to provide 60 school aged children from the Riverview International Center with kits of school supplies, health and hygiene items, an energy bar, two oranges and a little candy. Eight members gathered at the office on Feb. 22 to pack the items and one member delivered them, along with [...]