We are welcoming new volunteers to our annual Prospective New Member Event. It will be held at Assistance League in Costa Mesa, on Sunday, April 3 at 2:00 pm. This is a great opportunity to learn about our organization.  Join us to hear from current members about their experiences of working in the community.  There […]

Each year, the Assistance League (AL) of Newport Mesa’s Operation School Bell program provides new school clothing to more than 1,000 Newport-Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD) elementary students. At a clothing distribution event last week, Susan Brown, Assistance League volunteer member since 2020, welcomed a mother of three NMUSD students. Before selecting their items, the […]

My experiences in Thrift have really exceeded my expectations. As a mom of a 7th grade Assisteen, we were new to everything this year and we weren’t sure what it would be like to volunteer in thrift. I have to say that I’m actually glad I accompanied my daughter, Sadie, to do her hours whether […]

On National Doctors’ Day (March 30) 10th grade Assisteen Gia Ancone delivered to Hoag Hospital over 100 “thank you” notes handmade by our 7th-12th grade Assisteens. Thank you health care professionals for everything you have done and continue to do!

11th grade PAL, Nick Kim, will play the puppet part of J.J. in The Kids on the Block Video “COVID-19 Superheroes” alongside Assisteens Willa Rath and Gia Ancone.

Assisteens held neighborhood book drives for Operation School Bell and donated those books at our All Assisteens Meeting. 7th grade Assisteen, Keira Fiore, collected 91 books! In addition, she labeled them with Assistance League stickers and wrote the reading level of each book on the inside cover. All books will be given to at-risk NMUSD […]