Assistance League

Los Gatos- Saratoga – Dictionary Day

It was just a dictionary. A Spanish/English paperback dictionary. But to Victor that dictionary promised a potential change to his world. I had just completed a lesson on how to use a dictionary —- everything from looking up words that started with the initials of your name to identifying the longest word in the dictionary […]

Mid Missouri – Gives Program Funding to Lee Expressive Arts Elementary School

Links to Learning is a competitive program that provides funding for projects designed and implemented by Columbia Public School teachers. Teachers are invited to submit applications for funds that allow them to develop learning activities to extend and enrich the existing educational curriculum. An allocation committee comprised of members of Assistance League of Mid Missouri reviews […]

Indianapolis – Operation School Bell®

Connie Pollom joined the Assistance League in 2003, and once she witnessed the impact Operation School Bell had on the kids, “I fell head over heels. We get so much satisfaction from seeing the smiles on the children’s faces; it just lights up your world.” Dawn Williams can attest to that. The 31-year-old Indianapolis mother […]

Hats Make a Difference

Cindy Briggs is a fighter. “I found out I had cancer in February of 2012,” Briggs said. “I had ovarian and uterine cancer.” She had surgery immediately after her diagnosis, and learned once she recovered, she would have to follow up with chemotherapy treatments. “Almost immediately, your hair starts to fall out,” said Briggs. “As someone who’s […]

Los Angeles – Bringing Live Theatre to Children for 87 Years

Entertaining Los Angeles’ Children for over 85 years Producing plays since 1929, Assistance League of Los Angeles Theatre for Children is the oldest children’s theatre in Southern California. The League’s award-winning Nine O’Clock Players Auxiliary performs two plays annually chosen from classic children’s literature with dancing, singing and special effects. The productions are offered to […]

Montgomery County – Poison Information – Always Ask™

The fall is a busy time for our committee as we try to keep up with a very demanding schedule.  The story about Annie, Ted, and Sam helps so many pre-K and Kindergarten students learn about poisonous substances.  Our dolls looked great this year in their Halloween costumes. In the month of October, we went […]