Our Community Service Programs

Transforming Lives • Strengthening Community

Readers Are Leaders Volunteer reading in classroom

Readers Are Leaders

During the 2023-24 school year, our members read two books each month to 1,200 students in 50 second and third grade classrooms. The books, along with related projects, are left in the classroom. Each child received a book of their own to take home at the holidays and 3 books to read over the summer.

Screening Eyes Early working with a child

Screening Eyes Early (S.E.E.)

During the 2023-24 year, the Screening Eyes Early Program screened 498 preschool children at 17 pre-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 food to the city’s residents in need.

Bagging Uniforms

Operation School Bell®

During the 2023-24 school year, Assistance League of San Jose provided school uniforms and sweatshirts to over 5,000 students in San Jose schools (pants, shirts, sweatshirts, underwear and socks).

Baby in layette from Caring Hands

Caring Hands

In the 2023-24 year, Caring Hands created over 2,600 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

Bingo

Assistance League members provide craft activities, bingo with small prizes, holiday foods and gift bags 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

24+

thousand hours volunteered

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Christmas in the Park – Chapter Tree

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 northbound corner of San Fernando & Market in front of the North Pole […]

Giving Fund Campaign

🗓️ Our Annual Campaign begins December 3, 2023 on Giving Tuesday! We need everyone’s help to continue our work with👨🏾🧑🏽👧🏻🧒🏿👦🏼 San Jose families and children throughout the year. 🌟Our Operation School Bell® program provides mandated uniforms to disadvantaged students in the San Jose city public school system. 🌟Providing school uniforms to students helps them focus […]

Dining for Dollars at Lazy Dog

Thank you, Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar🐶for supporting the AL of San Jose Dining for Dollars💵 November event! 🙏Members and their guests shared friendship, fun and good food from breakfast through dinner, painlessly raising money just by ordering their drinks, snacks and meals. 🍽️🍺☕🍳🍔🥪🥗Lazy Dog donated an amount equal to 15% of the cost of […]

Working with CityTeam

Our helping hands 🙌🏼 join CityTeam San Jose three times a month to pack canned and dried goods to those families in need. 🍎🥒🥫🫘We fill between 2-3 containers holding 100 plus packed goods at each visit. 🛒 Want to put your helping hands to good use and support your community in need? Join us! 🤝

Readers Are Leaders Share their Love of Reading

In November, Readers Are Leaders volunteers read two books📘📙, “Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Giles Andreae, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees and “Piper Chen Sings” written by Phillipa Soo and Maris Pasquale Doran, illustrated by Qin Leng. Students in 49 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms in ten San Jose elementary schools enjoyed the session. Some of our […]

CityTeam Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon

CityTeam San Jose invited our chapter to their Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon🍽️. Our members had a wonderful time meeting other community volunteers and enjoying a delicious meal from Chef Mama Roc’s Puerto Rican Kitchen. Thank you, CityTeam for inviting us to your wonderful event!🙏 CityTeam San Jose provides food, shelter and training to residents in need. […]

Wear It On Wednesday

Wear It On Wednesday is AL of San Jose’s new Marketing Campaign. 🎊 Get to more know about and what our volunteers provide for our community in need. 🤓 If you see any of our members wearing these T-shirts, please stop and ask us all about our wonderful non-profit chapter.🤔 Maybe you’ll be interested in […]

Thank You, Sponsors!

A huge thank you to the amazing sponsors that support us & makes our community programs possible! 🌟 👉Lundardi’s Markets, Meriwest Credit Union, Coldwell Banker, Intero, Corcoran Icon Properties, Dream Video Productions, Woofie Walkers, James Jacobson Construction, Design Matters, Michael S. Ginsburg CFP, David Lewis Group, Hairs Inn and Slice House.👏 We are so grateful […]

Murder 🗡️ on the 🚊Petulant Express! 🎬 Who 😳 done it?⁉

Our members had a dastardly good time, 👀 reading different 🕵🏻‍♂️ clues,❓questioning the “suspects” to find the 🗡️ murderer! Each group elected their top 🕵🏻‍♂️ investigator to share who they thought 🔪 murdered Peter Petulant! 😵‍💫 Alas none of the groups determined the correct 🔪 murderer, Francine Cooper, the fashion designer! What an 🎬 entertaining […]

Thank You from Family Supportive Housing

Dear ALSJ Volunteers, Family Supportive Housing is so grateful to you for the generous donation of 10🧵🪡 quilts! Your donation helps our families know that people 💗 care about them. Thank you👏🏼 for your kindness and keeping the 🧑‍🧑‍🧒‍🧒 families comfortable while in our care! 🙂 Sincerely, Genevie Concha, Family Supportive Housing ❤️

Guest Speakers from Family Supportive Housing

AL of San Jose was delighted to welcome guest speakers from Family Supportive Housing to our October Regular Meeting. 👏 Their appreciation for the work we do to enhance the lives of the children and parents at FSH and the donations we make to the residents encourage us to do even more! 🧸🍪🍕🎃 We were […]

Readers Are Leaders Begins the School Year Program

Now that schools are in session, AL of San Jose Readers Are Leaders volunteers are back in 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms, bringing the joy of reading to students in San Jose. 📖 Each month, two books📗📘 are read to the students and left in the classroom library, one book📙 is gifted to each child […]

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Christmas in the Park – Chapter Tree

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 northbound corner of San Fernando & Market in front of the North Pole […]

Giving Fund Campaign

🗓️ Our Annual Campaign begins December 3, 2023 on Giving Tuesday! We need everyone’s help to continue our work with👨🏾🧑🏽👧🏻🧒🏿👦🏼 San Jose families and children throughout the year. 🌟Our Operation School Bell® program provides mandated uniforms to disadvantaged students in the San Jose city public school system. 🌟Providing school uniforms to students helps them focus […]

Dining for Dollars at Lazy Dog

Thank you, Lazy Dog Restaurant and Bar🐶for supporting the AL of San Jose Dining for Dollars💵 November event! 🙏Members and their guests shared friendship, fun and good food from breakfast through dinner, painlessly raising money just by ordering their drinks, snacks and meals. 🍽️🍺☕🍳🍔🥪🥗Lazy Dog donated an amount equal to 15% of the cost of […]

Working with CityTeam

Our helping hands 🙌🏼 join CityTeam San Jose three times a month to pack canned and dried goods to those families in need. 🍎🥒🥫🫘We fill between 2-3 containers holding 100 plus packed goods at each visit. 🛒 Want to put your helping hands to good use and support your community in need? Join us! 🤝

Readers Are Leaders Share their Love of Reading

In November, Readers Are Leaders volunteers read two books📘📙, “Giraffes Can’t Dance” by Giles Andreae, illustrated by Guy Parker-Rees and “Piper Chen Sings” written by Phillipa Soo and Maris Pasquale Doran, illustrated by Qin Leng. Students in 49 2nd and 3rd grade classrooms in ten San Jose elementary schools enjoyed the session. Some of our […]

CityTeam Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon

CityTeam San Jose invited our chapter to their Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon🍽️. Our members had a wonderful time meeting other community volunteers and enjoying a delicious meal from Chef Mama Roc’s Puerto Rican Kitchen. Thank you, CityTeam for inviting us to your wonderful event!🙏 CityTeam San Jose provides food, shelter and training to residents in need. […]

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