Our Community Service Programs

Transforming Lives • Strengthening Community

Readers Are Leaders Volunteer reading in classroom

Readers Are Leaders

During the 2022-23 school year, our members read two books each month to over 1,400 students in 53 second and third grade classrooms. The books, along with related projects, are left in the classroom. At holiday time, each child received a book of their own to take home.

Screening Eyes Early working with a child

Screening Eyes Early (S.E.E.)

During the 2022-23 year, the Screening Eyes Early Program screened over 350 preschool children at 11 schools to detect early signs of amblyopia (lazy eye) and poor eyesight, alerting parents and teachers to possible sight issues.

Assist-a-Shelter Petting Zoo at Family Supportive Housing

Assist-a-Shelter

Members cook dinner once a month at San Jose’s Family Supportive Housing. Four times a year, they put on a special event for the families. Members also read to Moms and their children at Parisi House on the Hill and volunteer at CityTeam, helping to provide clothing to the city’s residents in need.

Bagging Uniforms

Operation School Bell®

During the 2022-23 school year, Assistance League of San Jose provided school uniforms and sweatshirts to over 6,000 students in San Jose schools (pants, shirts and socks).

Baby in layette from Caring Hands

Caring Hands

In the 2022-23 year, Caring Hands created over 2,500 baby blankets for new moms at local hospitals, plus additional quilts and lap blankets for Parisi House on the Hill, Family Supportive Housing, and two residential care facilities.

Senior Bingo at A Grace

Senior Bingo

Assistance League members provide craft activities, bingo with small prizes, holiday foods and musical entertainment to residents at San Jose’s A Grace Sub Acute & Skilled Care facility and Stonebrook Convalescent Homes.

Hug-a-Bear

Hug-a-Bear

Assistance League of San Jose donates thousands of teddy bears to organizations serving children in crisis through organizations including the San Jose Police Department, Santa Clara County domestic abuse centers, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and Family Supportive Housing.

Year in Review

94%

of funds raised are returned to the San Jose community

27+

thousand people served in the San Jose community

33+

thousand hours volunteered

News & Events

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Did You Know?

🏆 September 1, 1998: In our 10th year as a Chapter, we received our first City of San Jose Commendation for our service to the community. Thank you to all of the Assistance League volunteers for the thousands of hours spent supporting your local communities!

New Members Orientation

🧭Joining an organization is an adventure! New members of our chapter are👉guided through their journey at New Member Orientation meetings, where they learn about the many opportunities we offer to volunteer in San Jose communities. Soon they will know their way around our schedules, programs, website, goals, events and so much more. Welcome, new members! […]

Buy a Give Back Bag at Lucky’s on Blossom Hill

During the month of December, AL of San Jose will receive a $1 donation from each purchase of the $2.99 reusable Give Back Bag at the stores located at our local #luckysupermarkets at 430 and 844 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose CA. 💖Thank you for choosing AL of San Jose for your campaign. We feel […]

Thank You, Almaden Valley Community Association

We give thanks to Almaden Valley Community Association for recognizing the service AL of San Jose members provide to the community. Since 1961, the non-profit organization, AVCA, has continued to provide information and resources to residents of Almaden Valley. Mayor Matt Mahan presented the Certificate of Appreciation Award to members of Al of San Jose. […]

Visit our Tree at Christmas in the Park

AL of San Jose volunteers decorated a tree🎄at San Jose’s annual Christmas in the Park holiday celebration. Look for it when you take in the festivities at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose. Our tree is located on the southbound side of Market street across from the Montgomery theater and the Tech […]

Today’s Readers…Tomorrow’s Leaders

❣️Love to read to children? Come join our chapter and be a reader! Our Team Leads are picking up the second wave of books that will be read in the classrooms next year along with a gift book that we will deliver in December for each student. Each month we enjoy reading two books to […]

Thank You from Family Supportive Housing

Our chapter received a beautiful Thank You from Family Supportive Housing Volunteer Coordinator, Jennifer Saxton. AL of San Jose volunteers enjoy supporting the residents with once-a-month home cooked dinners, cookies for the children, donations including our Hug-a-Bears and Caring Hands lap blankets, and family activities throughout the year. Join us!

Children’s Author Krystaelynne Sanders Diggs Visited Parisi House on the Hill

A special guest was invited to November’s Story Time at Parisi House on the Hill for the moms in recovery and their little ones. Children’s author, Krystaelynne Sanders Diggs, spoke to the mothers and read to them from her book, “The A B C’s of Consent”. Each mom was gifted two autographed books, “The A […]

Readers Are Leaders at Work

🥇 Our Readers Are Leaders premier program is specifically designed and carefully orchestrated by many volunteers who carry out several important steps to achieve success in the classrooms we serve. We choose engaging stories, create activities for each book, model the best reading strategies, add to classroom libraries and gift books to the students.

Bingo at Stonebrook Health and Rehabilitation

Residents in nursing and convalescent homes often don’t have many activities to encourage integration with other patients or visitors, or to keep their minds active. Each month Assistance League of San Jose members assist residents while playing Bingo. When you hear BINGO you know there’s a winner, big smiles, and lots of excitement because everyone’s […]

Cookies for Kids at Family Supportive Housing

The first Monday of every month, AL of San Jose volunteers bake cookies for the children at Family Supportive Housing. Individual snack bags of cookies are served after school when they do their homework, sweeting the task. If you love to bake, join us!

Did You Know?

40 yrs ago, Oakridge Mall in San Jose, CA had a fundraiser for nonprofits. Part of that fundraiser was the painting of tiles that were set in a wall located in the mall. The next time you are shopping at Oakridge try to find the tile wall and search for the Assistance League of San […]

News & Events

  • All
  • News

Did You Know?

🏆 September 1, 1998: In our 10th year as a Chapter, we received our first City of San Jose Commendation for our service to the community. Thank you to all of the Assistance League volunteers for the thousands of hours spent supporting your local communities!

New Members Orientation

🧭Joining an organization is an adventure! New members of our chapter are👉guided through their journey at New Member Orientation meetings, where they learn about the many opportunities we offer to volunteer in San Jose communities. Soon they will know their way around our schedules, programs, website, goals, events and so much more. Welcome, new members! […]

Buy a Give Back Bag at Lucky’s on Blossom Hill

During the month of December, AL of San Jose will receive a $1 donation from each purchase of the $2.99 reusable Give Back Bag at the stores located at our local #luckysupermarkets at 430 and 844 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose CA. 💖Thank you for choosing AL of San Jose for your campaign. We feel […]

Thank You, Almaden Valley Community Association

We give thanks to Almaden Valley Community Association for recognizing the service AL of San Jose members provide to the community. Since 1961, the non-profit organization, AVCA, has continued to provide information and resources to residents of Almaden Valley. Mayor Matt Mahan presented the Certificate of Appreciation Award to members of Al of San Jose. […]

Visit our Tree at Christmas in the Park

AL of San Jose volunteers decorated a tree🎄at San Jose’s annual Christmas in the Park holiday celebration. Look for it when you take in the festivities at the Plaza de Cesar Chavez in downtown San Jose. Our tree is located on the southbound side of Market street across from the Montgomery theater and the Tech […]

Today’s Readers…Tomorrow’s Leaders

❣️Love to read to children? Come join our chapter and be a reader! Our Team Leads are picking up the second wave of books that will be read in the classrooms next year along with a gift book that we will deliver in December for each student. Each month we enjoy reading two books to […]

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