Riverside – Assistance League Hosts Blood Drive
Assistance League of Riverside has arranged the blood drive in honor of the birthday of Anne Banning, a founding member of the first Assistance League in 1919. Banning believed every person should be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of race or creed, and that social welfare should be local, voluntary and personal. Assistance League [...]
Feb
Hawaii – Assistance League Marketing Team Creates Online Environmental Presentation
Assistance League of Hawaii has created a new, virtual presentation that focuses on sustaining Hawaii’s fragile environment. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the in-person Operation Wildlife (OWL) presentations were suspended this year because students are either distance learning or in “bubble” locations at schools. Since OWL is not active, the Marketing Team created and produced [...]
Feb
Bellingham – Assistance League Thrift and Gift Ready to Open
Join Us for a Tour The shop is all ready and waiting for our faithful customers and friends to return. A warm welcome to all you new shoppers as well. Unfortunately, the shop has been temporarily closed since November 11, 2020 due to the Pandemic. We will not reopen until it is safe to do so. [...]
Feb
Diablo Valley – Demand for Assistance League programs way up while funding source mostly closed
Begun in 1967, the all-volunteer, nonprofit member organization has served Contra Costa County for more than 50 years. Over the last year, the need for the Diablo Valley's programs has increased while their primary funding source, the Assistance League Thrift Shop in Lafayette, has been mostly closed due to COVID-19 restrictions. Volunteer Kathy Daly with [...]
Feb
Assistance League of Bend, a 21 Cares for Kids partner, is using different deliveries and pop-ups to provide help to needy kids and their families during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Feb
Georgetown – Reading and More on Google Meet – Virtual Story Hours
For almost 20 years, elementary school students in Jarrell have been reading to Assistance League of Georgetown Area volunteers during a special pull-out program called Reading and More. Volunteers who have been trained with strategies to use for word identification and comprehension meet one-on-one with students during the school day to help them improve their [...]
