16
Nov
Long Beach – Partnering for Uniforms
Saylor Insurance Agency, a local insurance firm that provides coverage to hundreds of families and businesses throughout the Los Angeles area, is launching a cooperative charity drive with the Assistance League of Long Beach in an effort to provide appropriate school uniforms for at-risk children attending nearby schools. While the school uniform policy has been […]
11
Nov
Los Gatos- Saratoga – Dictionary Day
It was just a dictionary. A Spanish/English paperback dictionary. But to Victor that dictionary promised a potential change to his world. I had just completed a lesson on how to use a dictionary —- everything from looking up words that started with the initials of your name to identifying the longest word in the dictionary […]
09
Nov
Indianapolis – Operation School Bell®
Connie Pollom joined the Assistance League in 2003, and once she witnessed the impact Operation School Bell had on the kids, “I fell head over heels. We get so much satisfaction from seeing the smiles on the children’s faces; it just lights up your world.” Dawn Williams can attest to that. The 31-year-old Indianapolis mother […]
15
Sep
Greater Placer – Get Kids Packing
Assistance League of Greater Placer members provide backpacks and school supplies to children grades Kindergarten through 12th grade in pre-designated Placer County locations, working with Kids First in Roseville and Auburn and North Tahoe Family Resource Center in Tahoe. “When the children arrive to choose the backpacks they desire and are given a box of […]
18
Aug
Atlanta – Operation School Bell
Assistance League of Atlanta Adds Homeless Middle School Students to its School Clothing Program — In addition to serving more than 12,600 impoverished elementary students in three Atlanta school systems Assistance League of Atlanta, an all-volunteer, charitable organization that helps improve the lives of children and adults in need, is getting ready for another school year. […]
27
Mar
Atlanta – Community Partnership with Gateway Center
In a humble brick building in Chamblee, Georgia, women laugh and smile and share stories while bustling through tiny hallways and crowded offices. Cheerful posters and inspirational quotes line the walls. What may look like the simple gathering of friends is actually a well-oiled machine of productivity and proactive community involvement. These volunteers are the […]
