Scholarships

18

May

Greater Wilmington – Awards $30K to Educators

The Links to Learning Program is in its fifth year, and Assistance League has now contributed over $80,000 to local schools. Assistance League of Greater Wilmington awarded 56 educators for 46 projects in New Hanover, Brunswick and Pender counties, totaling more than $30,000 through its Links to Learning Program for the 2016-2017 school year. The […]

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 […]

17

Jan

Greater Portland – New Trades Scholarship Awarded

Long after his death, Bill Smith continues to give back. Smith was a successful businessman, owning the family-run Albina Co., Inc., a structural steel and metal fabrication company in Tualatin. As someone who got his educational start in a career technical program, Smith was disappointed to see trades programs disappearing from high schools and the […]

03

Mar

Laguna Beach – Early Intervention Program Works

Rock-a-Bye Babies It’s hard to wrap my mind around the fact that I am currently the grandmother of 10 and a great-grandmother of two. Even more, being a grandmother in this technologically intense world means more face time on Skype or Facebook so that I can access current photos and captured moments before my children’s […]

07

Feb

Greater Placer – Scholarship Success

View this YouTube video on the impact of Greater Placer’s scholarship program.

16

Jan

Glendale – Offers SAT Preparation Classes

Assistance League of Glendale is offering SAT seminars from 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays, Feb. 8 through March 2, or Tuesdays and Thursdays, Feb. 9 through March 3, at the league’s headquarters, 314 E Harvard St. Registration is open to students attending public and private high schools in Glendale and the surrounding […]