Temecula Valley – Elsinore Elementary Teacher Receives Grant
LAKE ELSINORE – Jennifer Camargo, intervention teacher at Elsinore Elementary School, is on a mission to promote literacy. Her role is to provide extra support to students in grades 2, 3 and 4 who are two or more grades behind grade level in reading or math. On any school day, she sees up to 48 […]
Mar
Norman – Ends May Fair Fundraiser
The May Fair Arts Festival is no more. On March 1, Assistance League of Norman issued a press release confirming the termination of the long-running festival, citing declining attendance, fewer artist vendors and increased festival competition. “After consulting our Advisory Council and leadership within the organization, it was with reluctance and heavy hearts that the […]
Mar
Albuquerque – KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids
KRQE Cares Shoes for Kids is about the kids in our community. In partnership with Assistance League of Albuquerque and several corporate sponsorships, such as Kirtland Federal Credit Union, we have set out to make a difference in the lives of children in New Mexico. ‘Shoes for Kids’ is a program that puts brand new athletic […]
Mar
Sacramento – Fresh Start and Reaching Out Programs Supports and Encourages
SACRAMENTO REGION, CA (MPG) – In 2018, Assistance League Sacramento, an all-volunteer organization of over 285 members, celebrated 50 years of service to the local community through a variety of philanthropic programs that are funded in large part by its resale thrift shop, Fabulous Finds on Fulton. Programs, which are completely local, date back to […]
Mar
Everett – Kids at Granite Falls Boys & Girls Club get 2,500 new books
GRANITE FALLS — Elementary and middle school students wandered through a maze of 2,500 books grouped by grade at the Granite Falls Boys & Girls Club last week. They each got one free book Thursday, and clamored to make their pick. Monte Cristo Elementary student Starr Broten, 9, chose “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.” […]
Mar
Santa Barbara – Gives Youth Literacy a Boost
Assistance League of Santa Barbara has participated in National Assistance League’s annual ACTION! Week, a nationwide event to promote literacy, by partnering with 2nd Story Associates (a nonprofit division of the Housing Authority of Santa Barbara County) and the Santa Barbara Public Library in a program to provide literacy material to local children from infancy […]
