Readers Are Leaders (RAL) has embarked on a partnership with the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library (King Library).👏 In September, librarians from the King Library conducted a training session with our readers to help them improve their skills reading to students. In October, in addition to the books students receive from the Assistance League📚, […]

Readers Are Leaders began the 2025-2026 school year reading 2 books in October.📗📘 Students listened carefully as volunteers read “The Curious Why” written by Angela DiTerlizzi & illustrated by Lorena Alvarez Gomez and “That’s Not My Name” written and illustrated by Anoosha Syed. Afterward, students participated in discussions about the stories. Student also received a […]

The Halloween Costume Shop at Family Supportive Housing opened to the delight of the children and parents living in the residence as they chose costumes for the holiday.👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 AL of San Jose volunteers had a preview of Halloween fun too, as they helped pick out a favorite costume🧹🤠🤠🤴🧚💀🧙‍♂️🪄🤡 for each child and handed out treats.🎉 […]

AL of San Jose has chosen 12 wonderful books 📚to read to students in 46 San Jose elementary school classrooms during this school year. 🏫 The selection includes a variety of biographies, science and fiction to spark their imaginations and introduce topics of interest. These 12 books will be added to each classroom library.📖📖 Every […]

AL of San Jose ❤️ loves baking cookies for the children at Family Supportive Housing. Each month members sign up to make 4 dozen different kinds of 🍪 cookies each. These delicious cookies are packaged in individual baggies and given to the 👦🏽🧒🏽children to go with their lunches or as an afternoon treat! Like to […]

Dear ALSJ, Thank you for your generous donation of quilts 🛏️, books 📚, teddy bears 🧸, and cookies 🍪! As summer 🌞 winds down, our families are settling in and getting cozy for the upcoming fall season 🍂. Your donation allows families to feel comfortable, respected, and cared 🥰for while they are staying in the […]

This year, the AL of San Jose Readers Are Leaders (RAL) volunteers teamed up with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Public Library 📖 to select books for the 2025-2026 school year. 📚📚 From this selection, the RAL team chose a diverse range of 📚 books. Our volunteers will read two books each month to […]

In September our members went to Al Castello Ristorante 👩🏼‍🍳 for our Dining For Dollars fundraiser. What a treat! We can’t thank Al Castello enough for donating a generous percentage of our members’ meals 🥘 to ALSJ’s programs. Everything was delicious! 😋

AL of San Jose provides a 🗓️monthly 🥘 dinner for the residents of Family Supportive Housinng (FSH). In 🍁September, our chapter volunteers had an 😊 amazing time preparing and serving a delightful 🍗 meal to the residents at FSH. The residents savored a delicious feast that included roasted 🍗 chicken,🌽 corn on the cob, 🥦 […]

It’s that ⏰ time of year again, AL of San Jose has begun delivering 👕 uniforms to the 34 elementary 🏫 schools in San Jose schools. We deliver 📦 thousands of items of clothing to schools in three San Jose school districts for distribution to 👧🏽👦🏽 students by school personnel. Students receive 👕👖 shirts, pants […]

Once a month, AL of San Jose volunteers read📖 to the moms and their children living at Parisi House on the Hill. 🤱👩‍👧‍👦Tots five years old and younger live at Parisi House with their moms while their mothers are offered support to break free from addiction. Story Hour is a wonderful break for the residents […]

It was so much fun 🥳 to bring back our Floral Fantasy Fundraiser! 🌻 Kren Rasmussen, owner of Bloomster’s and award-winning floral designer, kept us captivated with his behind-the-scenes stories while creating jaw-dropping floral arrangements. 💐 After a most entertaining display, we ate a delicious lunch 🥗 while catching up with other members and friends. […]