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Thank You from Family Supportive Housing

Dear ALSJ, Thank you for your generous donation of quilts ๐Ÿ›๏ธ, books ๐Ÿ“š, teddy bears ๐Ÿงธ, and cookies ๐Ÿช! As summer ๐ŸŒž winds down, our families are settling in and getting cozy for the upcoming fall season ๐Ÿ‚. Your donation allows families to feel comfortable, respected, and cared ๐Ÿฅฐfor while they are staying in the […]

Thank You to the San Jose Public Library for their Partnership with Readers Are Leaders

This year, the AL of San Jose Readers Are Leaders (RAL) volunteers teamed up with the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Public Library ๐Ÿ“– to select books for the 2025-2026 school year. ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ“š From this selection, the RAL team chose a diverse range of ๐Ÿ“š books. Our volunteers will read two books each month to […]

Dining for Dollars at Al Castello Ristorante

In September our members went to Al Castello Ristorante ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿณ for our Dining For Dollars fundraiser. What a treat! We can’t thank Al Castello enough for donating a generous percentage of our members’ meals ๐Ÿฅ˜ to ALSJ’s programs. Everything was delicious! ๐Ÿ˜‹

Dinners at Family Supportive Housing

AL of San Jose provides a ๐Ÿ—“๏ธmonthly ๐Ÿฅ˜ dinner for the residents of Family Supportive Housinng (FSH). In ๐ŸSeptember, our chapter volunteers had an ๐Ÿ˜Š amazing time preparing and serving a delightful ๐Ÿ— meal to the residents at FSH. The residents savored a delicious feast that included roasted ๐Ÿ— chicken,๐ŸŒฝ corn on the cob, ๐Ÿฅฆ […]

Bag, Pack and Load up the Cars for Operation School Bell

The Operation School Bell program is in action for the 2025-26 school year! ๐Ÿซ AL of San Jose is sorting uniforms and packing them for delivery to elementary schools in San Jose. Thousands of uniforms will be donated for children in need in our community.๐Ÿ“ฆ๐Ÿ“ฆ๐Ÿ“ฆ Students receive shirts, pants or leggings and socks. When all […]

Fall Floral Fantasy Fundraiser at Mr. Mojito’s

It was so much fun ๐Ÿฅณ to bring back our Floral Fantasy Fundraiser! ๐ŸŒป Kren Rasmussen, owner of Bloomster’s and award-winning floral designer, kept us captivated with his behind-the-scenes stories while creating jaw-dropping floral arrangements. ๐Ÿ’ After a most entertaining display, we ate a delicious lunch ๐Ÿฅ— while catching up with other members and friends. […]

Operation School Bellยฎ Delivers Uniforms

It’s that โฐ time of year again, AL of San Jose has begun delivering ๐Ÿ‘• uniforms to the 34 elementary ๐Ÿซ schools in San Jose schools. We deliver ๐Ÿ“ฆ thousands of items of clothing to schools in three San Jose school districts for distribution to ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿฝ students by school personnel. Students receive ๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘– shirts, pants […]

Story Hour at Parisi House on the Hill

Once a month, AL of San Jose volunteers read๐Ÿ“– to the moms and their children living at Parisi House on the Hill. ๐Ÿคฑ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆTots five years old and younger live at Parisi House with their moms while their mothers are offered support to break free from addiction. Story Hour is a wonderful break for the residents […]

Let’s Connect! โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ”Œโšก๏ธ

Please help us spread the word ๐Ÿ“ฃ about Assistance Leagueยฎ๏ธ of San Jose! Include us when you post on social media! We are ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ proud of what we do in our community with ourโฃ๏ธ volunteer programs. โœ… Check us out at www.alsj.org to see all that we do! โœ… Tag us on Facebook! #assistanceleagueofsanjose โœ… […]

Thank you, AL of San Jose for Donating Shoes to Almaden Valley Women’s Club’s Shoe Drive

Assistance League of San Jose donated shoes ๐Ÿฅฟ๐Ÿ‘Ÿ๐Ÿ‘ž to Almaden Valley Women’s Club for their scholarship program.๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿซ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿซ. “Thank you for your thoughtful donation to Almaden Valley Women’s Club. Your support directly contributes to the Scholarships for Seniors in Santa Clara Valley…. We appreciate your commitment to our mission. Thank you for making a difference. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ” […]

Welcome Back, Members!

Our first regular business meeting of the year in August is always a lively occasion. A potluck lunch ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿฅ— is a treat, friends are glad to see each other ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉ after summer vacations and events, and there is always lots of exciting business to discuss! This year we welcomed many new members as well ๐ŸŽ‰. […]

Creating with Yarn and Fabric to Bring Warmth and Comfort

AL of San Jose Caring Hands members ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿฆณ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿฝcrochet ๐Ÿงถand knit๐Ÿงถblankets, meeting a vital need while bringing warmth, beauty, and joy to thousands of babies ๐Ÿ‘ถ๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘ถ and others in need ๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿฝ. Baby blankets, lap blankets and quilts are donated to members of our community including those served by Family Supportive Housing, Parisi House on the Hill, […]

Thank You from Valley Health Foundation

Our Readers Are Leaders program donated over 200 books ๐Ÿ“š to Valley Health Foundation’s pediatric library. Valley Health Foundation replied, “THANK YOU ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ for you recent gift! Your generous in-kind donation makes such a difference in supporting, innovating and advocating better health for all.๐Ÿ˜Š When you give, you do all this and more. Your provide […]

Thank You from Family Supportive Housing

Family Supportive Housing is so appreciative ๐Ÿฅฐ of the warm and cozy quilts ๐Ÿ›Œ our talented members create for those in this shelter.๐Ÿ  ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ “Thank you for your generous donation of quilts! As summer begins๐ŸŒž, your support ๐ŸŽ—๏ธ brings warmth, joy, and a sense of stability to the families in our care. We are deeply […]

Bag, Pack, Ready to Deliver!

The Operation School Bell program is in action for the 2025-26 school year! ๐Ÿซ AL of San Jose is sorting uniforms and packing them for delivery to elementary schools in San Jose. Thousands of uniforms will be donated for children in need in our community.๐Ÿ“ฆ๐Ÿ“ฆ๐Ÿ“ฆ Students receive shirts, pants or leggings and socks. When all […]

New Member Orientation Meeting

AL of San Jose ๐Ÿฅฐ warmly ๐Ÿ‘greeted our ๐Ÿ†• new members during their orientation, where they learned how ๐Ÿ’ป technology enhances our membership experience. It was a ๐Ÿฅฐ delightful opportunity to forge โšก๏ธconnections and assist members in logging into our LeagueLink ๐Ÿ‘ฉ๐Ÿปโ€๐Ÿ’ป website, enabling them to stay updated on all chapter activities. We ๐Ÿ˜ eagerly […]

Readers Are Leaders Donates Books to Valley Health Foundation Pediatric Library

The goal of our Readers Are Leaders (RAL) program is to instill in children a love ๐Ÿ˜ of reading. To love reading one must have access to books. ๐Ÿ“š RAL volunteers read books in elementary school ๐Ÿซclassrooms, donate books ๐Ÿ“• to the classroom library and gift books to the children to create a home library.๐Ÿค“๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธ […]

Thank You, Britt George Foundation

๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป Thank you to Britt George Foundation for their support and generous grant. ๐Ÿ™ Their mission is to support and uplift our neighbors during challenging times.๐Ÿ‘จ๐Ÿฝโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ๐Ÿฝ ALSJ is dedicated to transform the lives of children and adults through community programs.๐Ÿ‘–๐Ÿ“šWith the help of organizations such as the Britt George Foundation we are able to turn […]