The Senior Bingo program services two senior residences in San Jose, bringing a little fun into the lives of the seniors living there. Many residents have very extended stays and they are all excited to see us arrive with our games and prizes. Would you like to bring cheer into the lives of others? Check […]

It’s raining onesies! San Jose has seen a lot of rain this year, including a shower of onesies at our annual “January Baby Shower”. We collected over 1,000 onesies for our Caring Hands layettes. Christina Egan, Volunteer Services Manager at the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, came to thank us in person for the thousands […]

Come join us for our annual Pancake Breakfast at Applebee’s, 51 Curtner Ave. in San Jose! Tickets are $12 and may be purchased at the door. Applebee’s donates a portion of the proceeds to AL of San Jose.

Both children and AL of San Jose volunteers were excited to receive this month’s book selections. The volunteers read two exciting books, I’m Not Scared. YOU”RE Scared! by Seth Meyers and Change Sings by Amanda Gorman. Both books were then donated to the classroom library. “Fly Guy Presents: Weather” was given to each student to […]

Operation School Bell® is Assistance League’s signature program. Our goal is to help children in need succeed in school by providing new school clothing; health assistance, including hearing, vision and/or dental care; and literacy, cultural and educational enrichment.

Seniors living at the Stonebrook Health and Rehabilitation facility were happy to see our volunteers return in January. Every month we offer a chance for residents to socialize at a bingo get-together complete with prizes. Are we talking about bringing cheer to others? Bingo! Visit our profile page and join us.

Volunteers attended a refresher training course to be ready for their return to pre-school classes to screen children for vision problems. Do you know someone who lost vision in an eye or had difficulty learning because a vision problem wasn’t detected early? Help us catch these vision problems while children are young. Assistance League of […]

Volunteers in our Assist-a-Shelter program began the new year sorting food for CityTeam. They assembled 196 bags of assorted packaged and canned foods for distribution to communities in need in San Jose.

A beautiful ‘Thank You’ from FSH ~ “Family Supportive Housing staff and families are deeply grateful for your support this holiday season! . . . Not only did the families in our care get to celebrate in each other’s company, but your teddy bear donations, gift wrapping, and Holiday party activities made this Christmas all […]

It’s time to restock Caring Hands’ onesies closet. Onesies will be collected at the January 19th Regular Meeting’s annual Baby Shower. Each layette that Caring Hands donates includes a blanket, hat and 3 or 6 month onesie. Let’s watch those onesies pile up!

Is giving back to our community part of your New Year’s resolutions? Invite your friends, family and neighbors to learn about AL of San Jose. We sponsor 7 programs that provide needed support for children, babies, seniors, and the homeless in our community. Come and check out AL of San Jose at our informational coffee.

Once a month our volunteers read to the children at Parisi House on the Hill. We also encourage the moms to read to their children and instruct them on the practices of early literacy which is so important to childhood development. This is part of our Assist-a-Shelter program but aligns with Readers Are Leaders, too. […]