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Assistance League of the Bay Area Awarded $10,000 from Hamman Foundation
Assistance League® of the Bay Area was blessed to receive funds from the George and Mary Josephine Hamman Foundation. As a result of a compelling grant narrative, the foundation awarded the chapter $10,000. These funds are designated for the chapter’s largest philanthropic program, Operation School Bell®.
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Assistance League of the Bay Area Supports Individuals Re-entering the Workforce through Ready for Work
Assistance League“® of the Bay Area provides interview and job-appropriate clothing to individuals who have been referred by the United Way of Greater Houston Bay Area THRIVE Center or The Bridge Over Troubled Waters facility in Pasadena through the philanthropic program, Ready for Work. Ready for Work offers an opportunity for men and women who […]
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Assistance League of the Bay Area Continues Providing Nutritional Snacks
The Operation Support Our Schools Committee has been working diligently with the Student Support Specialists from Communities In Schools – Bay Area to provide some holiday cheer for local students and families in need. Stephanie Hornung, the Student Support Specialist for Space Center Intermediate School, put together 20 food boxes for the families of her […]
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Assisteens Participate in Bay Area Turning Point’s Teen Residents’ Holiday Wish Lists
Assisteens® of the Bay Area were offered the opportunity to bring some Christmas cheer into the lives of the teens at Bay Area Turning Point. Assisteens selected items from wish lists provided by the shelter via a Sign-Up Genius link to ensure there were no duplications. The selected items were then delivered to the home […]
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Assisteens are an Integral Component of Resale Shop
In addition to independently managing their six philanthropic programs and volunteering for specific community projects, Assisteens® of the Bay Area are an integral component of the chapter’s award-winning Resale Shop. Each Saturday., Assisteens help out with a variety of tasks from greeting customers at the front door, to helping with our processing, or assisting a […]
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Assisteens Assemble Goodie Bags of Candy for Bay Area Turning Point
As a special treat for the youngest residents at the Bay Area Turning Point Shelter and a component of the Assisteens® independently-managed philanthropic program, Project FAMILY, Teen Liaisons Abby Luo, and Reid Hornsby and volunteers created over 50 goodie bags of candy. Other Assisteens, who could not attend the philanthropy day on December 6, donated […]
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Assistance League of the Bay Area Partners with Resale Shops in ‘We Rise by Lifting Each Other Up’ Campaign
The marketing campaign with Changes Resale, A Lot of Panache, and Baubles & Beads of League City concluded after Thanksgiving. On November 28, Kim Sheffield, owner of Changes Resale, and Amy LeVick, owner of A Lot of Panache, live-streamed drawing the winner of the two-month promotion who received a $50 gift certificate to the four […]
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Assistance League’s Operation School Bell Provides Items to Student Who Experienced a House Fire
Although the chapter’s largest philanthropic program, Operation School Bell®, is on pause until January, catastrophic situations are addressed. Stephanie Hornung, Communities In Schools – Bay Area Student Support Specialist at Space Center Intermediate, received clothing for a 7th-grade student whose family lost everything in a house fire.
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Assistance League of the Bay Area Donates Items to Help Our Military Endure (HOME) for the Holiday Season
Since reopening from the pandemic closure in June, our award-winning resale shop has been the recipient of a plethora of donations from the community. Judy Stapp-Hollis, who oversees the Books Department, needed to make room for the holiday merchandise. She contacted HOME – Help Our Military Endure, which sends care packages to active United States […]
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Dooley Tackaberry Gifts Chapter $10,000 for Operation School Bell
Dooley Tackaberry, Inc., located in Deer Park, Texas, recently awarded Assistance League® of the Bay Area, a $10,000 grant. Receipt of these funds will allow the chapter to continue their service to Deer Park and La Porte ISD students through the Operation School Bell® philanthropic program. Previously, donations from the company came anonymously through their […]
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