{"id":3152,"date":"2016-02-07T22:23:55","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T06:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/long-beach\/?page_id=3152"},"modified":"2026-01-20T08:50:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T16:50:31","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/long-beach\/about-us\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Assistance League of Long Beach is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation whose purpose is to create a community of volunteers to transform the lives of children and adults through community programs.<\/p>\n<p>With over 700 members, Assistance League of Long Beach is the largest chapter of Assistance League.&nbsp;&nbsp;Founded in 1940, Assistance League of Long Beach celebrates 85 years of dedicated service to the Long Beach community. The auxiliaries of Assistance League of Long Beach (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/long-beach\/membership\/rick-rackers\/\">Rick Rackers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/long-beach\/membership\/las-hermanas\/\">Las Hermanas<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/long-beach\/cameo-mentoring\/\">CAMEO<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/long-beach\/membership\/assisteens\/\">Assisteens<\/a><\/em><sup><em>\u00ae<\/em><\/sup>) combine with Chapter members to create the dynamic \u201ccommunity of volunteers\u201d that is the lifeblood of the organization. Discover how our auxiliaries were formed by reading their histories.<\/p>\n<p>Assistance League of Long Beach has numerous philanthropic programs.&nbsp; Primary programs include providing low-cost orthodontic care and new school uniforms for children in need; scholarships for deserving California State University, Long Beach, and Long Beach City College students; school tours of the Howard and Asian Art Collection; basic reading skills instruction for K-1 students having difficulty learning; and the Kids on the Block puppet presentations.<\/p>\n<p>Discover more about our&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/long-beach\/philanthropic-programs\/\"><strong>philanthropic&nbsp;programs<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Assistance League of Long Beach is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) corporation whose purpose is to create a community of volunteers to transform the lives of children and adults through community programs. 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