{"id":982,"date":"2017-08-20T17:51:45","date_gmt":"2017-08-20T23:51:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/al2.dev.confluencecorp.com\/boise\/?page_id=982"},"modified":"2025-05-05T16:47:13","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:47:13","slug":"operation-school-bell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.assistanceleague.org\/wichita\/philanthropic-programs\/operation-school-bell\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation School Bell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;1633&#8243; img_size=&#8221;medium&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>PROVIDING SCHOOL-READY CLOTHING FOR WICHITA PUBLIC SCHOOLS<br \/>\nUSD 259 STUDENTS, PRE-K &#8211; 12TH GRADE<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">Since 1985, Operation School Bell has clothed more than 105,000 students!<\/h3>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div class=\"break\">\n<div class=\"texteditor\">\n<h3 class=\"textcenter\"><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746481630558{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]Clothes and hygiene kits are provided to USD 259 students based on their need identified by school social workers. In 2016, Assistance League Wichita created a partnership with JC Penney\u2019s West allowing parents and their children to shop for school-appropriate clothing at the store at a reduced cost to ALW. 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[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] &nbsp; [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1746481630558{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}&#8221;]Clothes and hygiene kits are provided to USD 259 students based on their need identified by school social workers. 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