11
Mar
St. Louis – Steps to Success and The COVID Challenge
How do volunteers provide children with shoes, when schools are closed & learning is virtual? Mindy Hellmich, Assistance League of St. Louis member and Co-Chair of Steps to Success explains HOW: “You think outside the box. You think WAY outside the box!” The all-volunteer Steps to Success (Steps) team has adapted and refined sizing, fitting […]
Mar
Northern Virginia – Keeping Children Warm and Fed
As winter’s grip tightened in January, Assistance League of Northern Virginia delivered warm clothing to seven local elementary schools. We provided 32 winter jackets and more than 100 hand-made hats, scarves, and headbands to five schools. A counselor at one school reported that students were crowding the table where the hats were arranged, because they […]
Mar
Reno-Sparks – Clothes Afghan Refugee Families
January 24, 2022 – Assistance League of Reno-Sparks is helping clothe new Afghan refugee families who recently were relocated to Reno, Sparks and Carson City. All families were transported to the Reno Target store last Wednesday afternoon by the Northern Nevada International Center. At Target, all children from grades Pre-K through 12 were able to […]
04
Mar
San Jose – Assistance League completed ACTION! Week
Assistance League of San Jose just completed taking part in ACTION WEEK, Feb. 20-26. As in the past, Assistance League of San Jose partnered with Barnes & Noble Book Store for Action Week. Our chapter has enjoyed a strong partnership with them for the past 10 years and they have been instrumental in OUR Readers [...]
28
Jan
San Jose – Assistance League’s Fall Philanthropy
The Marketing Committee for Assistance League of San Jose is using their ingenuity and creativity to feature posts about the activities and events highlighting the myriad of community services that AL of San Jose performs despite the COVID-19 restrictions. Good will and cheerful sentiments are shared as well on special calendar days. Marketing AL of [...]
21
Jan
Minneapolis/St. Paul – New Coats for Homeless Students
Project REACH, a program of the St Paul Public Schools, provides services for all students and their families experiencing homelessness, as well as those students who have been placed in foster care. Over 700 students are enrolled in this program to date. Assistance League of Minneapolis/St. Paul became aware of the need for winter coats [...]
