It has become a tradition for Readers Are Leaders to give a reference book to the students who are in their program. This year about 1175 first, second, third, and fourth grade students in 49 classes at 10 schools in four school districts will be opening The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids-500 Wild Facts! by […]

Our baking volunteers received a special thank you from staff at Family Supportive Housing. “. . . we want to thank you for your donation of delicious cookies dropped off this month. Thank you for helping us spread some cheer around the shelter!”

Our first online Floral Fantasy was a big success! Thank you to everyone who attended, donated and worked so hard to bring the event into our homes. Members of the Los Gatos-Saratoga chapter and the National Resource Development Committee joined Assistance League of San Jose members to watch Bloomster’s owner, Kren Rasmussen, create six stunning […]

Our Readers Are Leaders team members are busy preparing books for the schools and teachers. “Lucy’s Mask” is going to first and second graders and “School is Different Now” is going to 3rd and 4th graders. These books will be sent with enrichment activities children can do at home. We hope they will enjoy them.

AL of San Jose volunteers had a great time stuffing 50 Halloween goodie bags for Family Supportive Housing (FSH). The goodies include snacks, pencils, erasers, notepads, and spooky rings. The bags will be delivered to FSH for the children as they select a special costume from their Halloween shop.

Assistance League of San Jose continues to find innovative ways to plan and implement our essential committees and programs. We are now using Zoom for our regular and committee meetings and for program planning. Members’ voices and their smiling faces have encouraged and emboldened us to continue our important work especially during these challenging times.

Assistance League of San Jose has many volunteers keeping calm at home by baking cookies for the children’s lunch program at Family Supportive Housing. Yum! We are proud to assist this San Jose area shelter which provides temporary housing and specific counseling support to families in crisis.

Although Assistance League of San Jose volunteers cannot enter Family Supportive Housing (FSH) at this time, we continue to support this family shelter through our Friday Night Dinner program. Our volunteers provide and deliver home-cooked dinners and desserts. FSH provides vital housing and support services to guide families from crisis to independent lives in our […]

The volunteer bakers at Assistance League of San Jose baked 480 cookies this week! After baking, these ladies delivered their goodies to Family Supportive Housing, a local shelter. FSH uses these special cookies in their child lunch program and for homework snacks.

Due to COVID-19, ALSJ volunteers can no longer enter the Stonebrook Health and Rehab Facility to conduct monthly Bingo games. This week our Stonebrook volunteers, including three new members, met in a park to put together 35 goody bags for the residents. Then three volunteers delivered them to the facility. We may not be able […]

AL of San Jose was excited to sponsor a special petting zoo that visited the Family Supportive Housing (FSH) shelter. The children were thrilled to be able to get up close and interact with a variety of animals. Although our volunteers couldn’t be there personally as in previous years, these pictures are sure to warm […]

Assistance League of San Jose continues to work with Family Supportive Housing (FSH) supplying Friday Night Dinners delivered to the shelter. This month volunteers contributed home-made burritos and cookies to Santa Clara County’s only family shelter. We are proud to help FSH, especially during these challenging times, in its mission to provide counseling support, food […]