Volunteers from the Assist-a-Shelter program brought their first child enrichment program of 2019 to Family Supportive Housing of San Jose. About 40 people attended Happy Birds, enjoying the antics of beautiful trained parrots, a special treat for children and adults.

Over 60 members and guests enjoyed cooking and baking at this year’s Culinary Capers. Participants followed recipes for appetizers and desserts in members’ kitchens. Then everyone socialized over the home made treats and danced to music from the 50’s. We put the FUN in Fundraising!

Thank you to Barnes & Noble for organizing a book drive for ALSJ during the 2018 holiday season. We received 772 books which we were able to distribute among several of our philanthropic programs. The ten schools in the Readers Are Leaders program, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, Family Supportive Housing and the Mother’s Reading Program […]

Our very own Gloria Cutshall has been honored with an award for community service from the Delta Kappa Gamma chapter of the southern San Francisco Bay area. DKG is an international society for women educators. It is wonderful that Gloria has been recognized for her many countless, selfless hours as a community volunteer. Congratulations!

Applebee’s Grill + Bar at The Plant opened their doors for an Assistance League of San Jose Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser. It was a delightful and ‘fulfilling’ fundraiser to contribute to the continuation of our beneficial Community Programs. Our own volunteers served everyone with a smile and stopped by tables to chat. Our thanks to Applebee’s International’s Inc. […]

The Director of Kinderwood Children’s Center, Charmaine Wigham, shared her support of Assistance League of San Jose’s community program Screening Eyes Early, S.E.E. Kinderwood’s philosophy is to “best serve the families, we need to serve the whole child and the whole family.”… “to find what each child needs to be successful.”  Screening Eyes Early helps […]

At our January Baby Shower, members donated over 600 onesies to Caring Hands for the beautiful layettes they create for the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Christina Egan, Volunteer Services Manager and Camie VanKeuren, Chief Development Officer joined us for lunch and to thank us for everything Assistance League donates to the Medical Center. In […]

It’s time for our Gift Card Fundraiser. Don’t forget to bring your checks or cash to the March regular meetings for your last chance to purchase. Starbucks, Macy’s, Cinemark, Safeway and more… everyone can use a card. Assistance League receives a percentage of every card you buy. Purchase gift cards now for graduations, Mother’s Day, […]

Assistance League of San Jose was recently honored by the San Jose City Council at its monthly meeting. A proclamation plaque was awarded to the League for providing a varied array of services to the local community for over 35 years. City Vice Mayor Magdalena Carrasco also honored the Assistance League chapter at its 25th […]

Readers Are Leaders will be distributing the book “Why Fly Guy” by Tedd Arnold to every student in the program. Over 1,500 books will be gifted for the holiday season. The book has the answers to more than fifty “Why” questions that children ask. It can entertain the students and their families over the winter […]

Visit the Assistance League of San Jose’s tree in downtown San Jose. Just look for the big snowflake at the top of our tall tree. Thank you to the committee for creating all of the beautiful red and white hand-made ornaments. Happy Holidays, San Jose!

25-30 members of our Caring Hands group meet monthly to knit, quilt and crochet layettes, consisting of a blanket, hat, and pajama onesie, to donate to Valley Medical Center. Over 1,200 layettes and blankets have been donated by our ambitious members during the past 6 months of 2018! These layettes are gifted to new mothers when […]