Chicagoland West – Funds Launch of Charlie’s Gift Center’s New Teen Club
Assistance League of Chicagoland West recently provided funds to purchase educational tools to assist Charlie’s Gift Center for Autism and Related Disorders, a Hinsdale Community House program for children, adolescents, teens, and young adults with autism and their families through its Project Stepping Stone philanthropy. Charlie’s Gift Center offers a host of services including a […]
May
Tustin – Hosts 2nd Annual Community Market
On Tuesday, April 12th, the Assistance League® of Tustin’s Winifred Campbell Auxiliary and chapter representatives hosted 45 community members at their second annual Thrift Shop Community Market. Residents that attended were from the Tustin Senior Center and also Tustin schools in the area. They had the opportunity to choose from a variety of gently-used merchandise offered at […]
May
Southeastern Michigan – Promotes Childhood Literacy with “The Magic of Reading”
Special assemblies celebrate March Is Reading Month and promote One-2-One Tutoring program “The more you read, the more you know. The more you know, the farther you’ll go,” chimed students in Pontiac and Rochester during two “Magic of Reading” programs. Baffling Bill the Magician demonstrated the importance of early literacy as he treated Oakland County […]
May
Fresno – Receives Hands Across the Valley Service/Volunteer Organization 2016 Award
Recipient of Hands Across the Valley Service/Volunteer Organization 2016. A distinguished award chosen from over 123 nominees.
May
Pueblo – Receives Grant from ENT Credit Unions
Ent Credit Union recently awarded six Pueblo nonprofits a total of $17,600 through its 2016 Youth Endowment Series grants program. The agencies are Assistance League of Pueblo, Boys and Girls Clubs of Pueblo County, Care and Share Food Bank of Pueblo, Posada, Pueblo Crisis Pregnancy Center-A Caring Pregnancy Center and Soaring Eagles Center for Autism.
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May
Retired Teachers Join Assistance League
“I love working with children, and want to do more than what I’m doing now.” According to Tom Murphy, United Federation of Teachers, “[volunteering] is in their DNA… a call to duty… a sense of idealism and social justice.” Murphy, UFT’s Retired Teachers Chapter Leader, is explaining why retired teachers volunteer in such large numbers, […]
