Dear Assistance League of San Jose, This is Erica, the woman whose house burned down recently. I want to thank each and every one of you that took the time & energy to help put our lives back together again.🏡 🤗 Being displaced from our home has left us feeling depressed and anxious. 😥 Every […]

“Gloria, I just saw all of the clothing you brought us!! I am speechless. We are incredibly grateful for you and your beautiful team!!” Sincerely, Sara Morales, Program Director, Parisi House on the Hill 🙏💗 The always-generous members of ALSJ make sure that the mothers and children of Parisi House have the clothes they need, […]

Each school year, volunteers from our Readers Are Leaders (RAL) program read 12 books📔📚📙📖 to about fifty 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms in San Jose elementary schools. 🏫 A special project is included with each book to enrich the students’ reading experience. Projects have included original mazes, word puzzles, craft projects, board games, posters, bookmarks […]

“On behalf of Momentum for Health, I would like to thank you for Assistance League’s generous in-kind donation of women’s and children’s clothing received on July 17, 2024. 👕👖 This contribution makes it possible for us to continue our efforts to provide quality behavioral health services to individuals in our community who have been diagnosed […]

AL of San Jose Caring Hands volunteers crochet 150-200 baby layettes every month, well over 2,000 annually! 🤱👩‍🍼Every new mom at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and their affiliate hospitals receives a blanket and onesie, most of them from our chapter. Do you like to crochet? 🧶Are you looking for a volunteer opportunity that you […]

Each month, AL of San Jose volunteers fill over 80 bags with toiletries that CityTeam of San Jose distributes to people in need in the community. That adds up to over 1,000 toiletry kits filling a fundamental need in San Jose. These simple donations include toothpaste and toothbrushes,🪥 shampoo,🧴 chapsticks, combs,🪮 razors,🪒 body wash🧼 and […]

Operation School Bell🔔deliveries are in full swing for our 2024-2025 school year. Our volunteers are 😁 happily prepping and 🛍️ bagging 👕👖uniforms so our Team Liaisons can make 🚘 deliveries to 40 schools in San Jose! That amounts to over 5,000 school-mandated uniforms to San Jose students in need.👏

During the 2023-2024 year, AL of San Jose donated quilts, layettes, diapers, children’s books, maternity clothes, school uniforms, holiday gift bags and more to Parisi House on the Hill. Every month, volunteers read to resident moms and their children at Story Time, enhancing the visit with baby sign language and songs. We also provided a […]

Who can resist a delicious neighborgood ice cream social? 🍨 On August 6, the Erikson Neighborhood Association, known for its efforts in connecting neighbors, beautifying parks, and engaging with the city council, hosted its Annual Ice Cream Social! 🍦 ALSJ joined forces with Councilwoman Pam Foley, our dedicated local police 👮‍♀️, firefighters 🚒, and around […]

AL of San Jose began the 2024-2025 year with a very well-attended meeting presided over by our new chapter President, Karen Hengst. 👏 Hug-a-Bear teddy bears🧸🧸🧸sat on each table, snuggled up to a little jar of honey🐝in a vintage teacup. They highlighted our Hug-a-Bear program which gave 800 bears to children with trauma during the […]

During the 2024-25 school year, AL of San Jose’s Operation School Bell🔔 program will be donating over 5,000 school-mandated uniforms to San Jose students in need👏. Volunteers prepared bags to distribute to their schools so the students have something to use when they take their new uniforms home. Learn more about Operation School Bell on […]

Each year, AL of San Jose members volunteer almost 25,000 hours of community service. Thank you to all of our volunteers whose efforts provide so much to the San Jose community.