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Ready for Work Provides Job-Appropriate Clothing for Those Returning to Employment
Forty-six clients were provided interview or job-appropriate clothing through the chapter’s Ready for Work philanthropic program. Referrals came via our partnerships with Family Promise of Clear Creek, The Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Workforce Solutions Clear Lake, and United Way of Greater Houston Bay Area Service Center.
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Assistance League’s Operation School Bell Provides Clothing & Accessories to 2,404 Students
The chapter’s largest philanthropic program, Operation School Bell®, allowed students to select school-appropriate clothing and accessories at local-area JCPenney® stores or, in some situations, provided to them through the shop-and-deliver alternative. Throughout the 2022-2023 fiscal year 2,404 students across nine school districts, including Clear Creek ISD, Deer Park ISD, Dickinson ISD, Friendswood ISD, Galveston ISD, […]
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319 Assault Survivor Kits Assembled and Distributed to Philanthropic Program Partners during 2022-2023
The National Coalition on Domestic Violence website shares 1 in 3 women, and 1 in 4 men in the United States have experienced some form of physical violence by an intimate partner, In Texas specifically, 40.1% of Texas women and 34.9% of Texas men experience intimate partner physical violence, intimate partner rape, or intimate partner […]
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Assistance League of the Bay Area Attends Texas/Oklahoma Networking
Each year a chapter of Assistance League® chapter in either Texas or Oklahoma organizes a networking event. The aim of this event is to educate and inspire attendees, who can learn about successful initiatives from other chapters, gain external insight from guest speakers, and receive updates from the National President and Executive Director. This year, Assistance […]
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Assistance League of the Bay Area Earns Candid’s 2023 Platinum Seal of Transparency
Assistance League® of the Bay Area has earned the 2023 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Guidestar®‘s Candid. It is worth noting the chapter has held this distinction since GuideStar first introduced the platinum level in 2016.
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Assistance League of the Bay Area Walks the Red Carpet at May Annual Meeting
Assistance League® of the Bay Area hosted its annual meeting on May 15, 2023 at the Hilton Hotel NASA Clear Lake hotel. Themed ‘Walks the Red Carpet’, members and guests arrived glittering from head to toe. In addition to the business conducted, those recently completing the training modules were recognized, the 2023-2024 board installed, Operation […]
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Award-Winning Resale Shop Celebrates 13th Birthday
It’s our lucky thirteen! On May 19, 2023, Assistance League® of the Bay Area’s award-winning Resale Shop celebrated the day its doors opened on May 19, 2010, at our present location, 100 E. Nasa Parkway. Many months of planning were necessary to guarantee its success. The team of John Nugent, Charles Smitherman, and the late […]
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Final Snack Attack Pack Assembly for 2022-2023 Year
The school year’s final Snack Attack Pack assembly took place after the Assisteens’ May membership meeting. Assisteens® and chapter members collaboratively packaged 900 meals to be distributed to students who face food scarcity in three school districts. From August 2022 to May 2023, 8,553 packages were provided to Deer Park ISD, La Porte ISD, and […]
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St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church Receives $500 Donation from Assisteens of the Bay Area
Assisteens® of the Bay Area hold their monthly membership meetings and philanthropic program work at St. Thomas the Apostle Episcopal Church, free of charge. Chairman Thomas Jennische (right) expresses appreciation for the church’s generosity by presenting a $500.00 donation to the Rector, Reverend Mike Stone (left), to support the church’s outreach to the community.
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Assisteens of the Bay Area Graduating Seniors Recognized as Departing in Good Standing
Chairman-Elect Chris Comin and Vice Chairman Membership Joia Glover recognized those seniors who achieved their eligibility requirements despite graduating and not returning for the following year and will be departing the organization as a member in good standing. This information was based on meeting attendance through May and submission of hours by May 6th. Those […]
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