{"id":982,"date":"2015-08-20T17:51:45","date_gmt":"2015-08-20T23:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/al2.dev.confluencecorp.com\/boise\/?page_id=982"},"modified":"2026-04-07T14:09:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T21:09:02","slug":"operation-school-bell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/irvine\/philanthropic-programs-2\/operation-school-bell\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation School Bell\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">OPERATION SCHOOL BELL IS CLOSED FOR 2025<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Operation School Bell &#8211; dressing children in need Pre-K to 12th grade in Irvine Schools<\/span><\/h3>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Only children of families <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">enrolled in the<\/span><\/em><\/span> <em>Irvine Unified School District<\/em> may<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0be approved for our Irvine program <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(school enrollment for each child is verified)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\">Your Family Income must be within our income chart for Household Size to participate in Operation School Bell<\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>This CONFIDENTIAL APPLICATION provides information for ONLY Assistance League of Irvine<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><strong>No names, family information, addresses, or phone #s are provided to government organizations<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<table class=\" aligncenter\" width=\"522\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Household Size<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"168\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">Extremely-Low <\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"192\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">Low <\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"168\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Moderate <\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>1<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"168\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$35,550<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"192\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$59,250<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"168\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$94,750<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>2<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"168\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$40,600<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"192\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$67,700<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"168\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$108,300<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"168\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$45,700<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"192\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$76,150<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">$121,850<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>4<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"168\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$50,750<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"192\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$84,600<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">$135,350<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>5<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"168\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$54,850<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"192\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$91,400<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">$146,200<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>6<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"168\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$58,900<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"192\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$98,150<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">$157,050<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"90\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>7<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"168\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$62,950<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"192\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$104,950<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">$167,850<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"90\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>8<\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"168\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$67,000<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"192\">\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000000\">$111,700<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"168\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">$178,700<\/span><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner content_placement=&#8221;top&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">IUSD School Enrollment Verification is required. When requested, Applicant please forward IUSD Parent Portal Aeries system Enrollment Page with child\/children School and Grade.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Income documents are required prior to approval of your Operation School Bell Application<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If EMPLOYED, applicant must provide<\/strong> <strong>3 MOST RECENT <\/strong><strong>PAY STUBS, <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><u>in DATE ORDER,<\/u><\/strong> for SELF and Each Wage Earner<\/span><\/strong><strong> 18 years or older living in the household<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b><strong>If UNEMPLOYED,<\/strong> <strong>and receiving<\/strong><\/b>\u00a0<strong>Unemployment,<\/strong> <strong>SSI \/ SSA \/ EDD<\/strong>,<strong> CalWorks, or Support Checks, applicant must provide copy of government document <u>for each wage earner<\/u> 18 years of age or older<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>If UNEMPLOYED, and not receiving State supplemental income, applicant must provide ONE (1) of the following documents <u>for each wage earner<\/u> 18 years of age or older<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>W-2s <u>for each wage earner<\/u> IN THE HOUSEHOLD<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>OR PREVIOUS YEARS INCOME TAX RETURN <u>for each wage earner<\/u> with Signatures &#8211; Page 1 &amp; 2 only<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE documents<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>SUPPORT CHECK documentation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><strong>Your School Liaison will contact you within 7 days after<\/strong><strong> submittal of your application to obtain required income documents.\u00a0 You will sign a printed copy of your application, with income and school enrollment verification, at your appointment.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1610410676459{padding-top: 35px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 35px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #dfdede !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"texteditor\">\n<h3 class=\"textcenter\"><span style=\"color: #333399\">Our Operation School Bell philanthropic program began in Irvine in 1990<\/span><\/h3>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000080\">We provide new school clothes to kids in need<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>For some children, this will be the first time they have ever had a new shirt, or a warm sweatshirt of their own. For the first time, they truly feel like they fit in with all the other kids.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #000080\">Kids are given the confidence they need to succeed<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>New clothing has the power to elevate self-esteem, encourage school attendance, and improve academic performance. We are providing far more than just a new wardrobe\u2014we are empowering young students to reach their full potential for children PreK &#8211; 12th grade in the Irvine Unified School District. We also service emergency requests from Families Forward and Human Options.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funding for Operation School Bell comes from our Thrift &amp; Gift Shop and cash donations<\/strong><\/div>\n<p class=\"modbody\"><strong>Each school age child receives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>school clothing purchased at our partner Target &#8211; Crossroads<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>a hygiene\u00a0kit containing personal care\u00a0items &#8211; created by\u00a0Assisteens\u00ae of Irvine, our auxiliary<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"textcenter\"><span style=\"color: #000080\">During 2024 we served 807 Pre K-12th Grade children and our members volunteered over 1700 hours. Our Budget expenditure was $125,000.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Operation School Bell Testimonial<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]JTNDaWZyYW1lJTIwd2lkdGglM0QlMjI0NzAlMjIlMjBoZWlnaHQlM0QlMjIzMTAlMjIlMjBzcmMlM0QlMjJodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy55b3V0dWJlLmNvbSUyRmVtYmVkJTJGdHJxRDNNTm1PTnMlM0ZyZWwlM0QwJTIyJTIwZnJhbWVib3JkZXIlM0QlMjIwJTIyJTIwYWxsb3clM0QlMjJhdXRvcGxheSUzQiUyMGVuY3J5cHRlZC1tZWRpYSUyMiUyMGFsbG93ZnVsbHNjcmVlbiUzRSUzQyUyRmlmcmFtZSUzRQ==[\/vc_raw_html][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1450044106290{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3311&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;2126&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;5446&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; offset=&#8221;vc_col-xs-6&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1667&#8243; img_size=&#8221;200&#215;100&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; style=&#8221;vc_box_outline&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Become a Part of our Operation School Bell Program<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>Monetary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/irvine\/donate\/\">donations<\/a> are always appreciated!<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3>For more information contact our <strong>Operation School Bell Chair<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:osbadmin@alirvine.org\">osbadmin@alirvine.org<\/a><\/h3>\n<div>\n<div class=\"texteditor\">\n<h3 class=\"default\"><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]&nbsp; [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] OPERATION SCHOOL BELL IS CLOSED FOR 2025 Operation School Bell &#8211; dressing children in need Pre-K to 12th grade in Irvine Schools Only children of families enrolled in the Irvine Unified School District may\u00a0be approved for our Irvine program (school enrollment for each child is verified) Your Family Income must be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45755,"featured_media":0,"parent":3757,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-982","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/irvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/irvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/irvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/irvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/45755"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/irvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=982"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/irvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9023,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/irvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/982\/revisions\/9023"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/irvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3757"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/irvine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}