Assistance League

What is the National Operation School Bell Award?

Operation School Bell®, the signature program of Assistance League, provides assistance to children in need.  Chapters determine the specific needs in their local communities, then develop, fund and implement the programs. Assistance League is widely recognized for its efforts to provide new school clothing to children in need in communities across the country.  Last year […]

Irvine – Northwood Sixth-grader Sketch Chosen as Cover for Assistance League’ Young Masters Art Show

With a theme like Imagination Knows No Boundaries, it’s no wonder Northwood sixth-grader Maizah Ali’s sketch was chosen as the cover of the Assistance League’s Young Masters Art Show. Ali’s dreamy sketch shows a young girl pondering dinosaurs, butterflies, a rattlesnake with legs (and a bowler hat) and an elephant with zebra stripes. Ali said […]

Atlanta – Community Partnership with Gateway Center

In a humble brick building in Chamblee, Georgia, women laugh and smile and share stories while bustling through tiny hallways and crowded offices. Cheerful posters and inspirational quotes line the walls. What may look like the simple gathering of friends is actually a well-oiled machine of productivity and proactive community involvement. These volunteers are the […]

San Pedro-South Bay – New Books

I arrived early, a bit apprehensive about what my duties might entail. Although I’d been a member of the Assistance League of San Pedro/South Bay for several years, I’d never worked on Operation School Bell. Like me, most of the children had been uneasy upon arrival, not knowing where they were going or what they’d […]

Bakersfield – Thank You Poem

Thank you for helping one of my impoverished 2nd grade students.  I wrote a poem to try and convey just how much you helped her. Little cold feet are under the desk. Out of their shoes and looking a mess. Little red toes are curled up really tight. Hoping teacher won’t notice the sight. Little […]

Santa Ana – Selected to Participate in the Festival of Children Celebration

Assistance League of Santa Ana was once again selected to participate in the Festival of Children Celebration held at South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, in September. Now in its 11th year, the Festival recognizes children’s charities of Orange County and provides residents with valuable information in one locale. Children exploring Assistance League of Santa Ana’s […]