Assistance League Of Los Altos

ASSISTANCE LEAGUE VOLUNTEERS IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE THROUGH LOCAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS

OPERATION SCHOOL BELLTHIS FISCAL YEAR, THE OPERATION SCHOOL BELL PROGRAMS SERVED OVER 3900 PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE DONATED OVER 2000 LEARNING SUPPLIES, 1700 BOOKS, AND 55 ITEMS OF CLOTHING. LEARNING SUPPLIES INCLUDED HEADPHONES, OFFICE PRODUCTS, EDUCATIONAL GAMES, RELAXATION AND STRESS REDUCTION MATERIALS, SPORTS EQUIPMENT. BOOKS INCLUDED CLASSROOM AND LIBRARY BOOKS AS WELL AS BOOKS FOR USE BY STUDENTS AT HOME. DUE TO THE CONTINUING NATURE OF THE PANDEMIC AND THE NEED FOR MIXED LEARNING MODES, BOTH REMOTE AND IN PERSON, WE PURCHASED ITEMS AS REQUESTED FOR BOTH USES. ALL ITEMS WERE SUPPLIED IN COORDINATION AND AT THE REQUEST OF THE TEACHERS AND PRINCIPALS SO THAT WE COULD ENSURE THAT THE ITEMS ORDERED WOULD BE MOST BENEFICIAL TO THE STUDENTS.ALPHABET @ SUNNYVALE SCHOOL DISTRICT:THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS FOUR TITLE 1 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND ONE TITLE 1 JR. HIGH SCHOOL. TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS APPROX. 1,385. SUPPORT PROVIDED INCLUDED BOOKS, COMMUNITY GARDEN MATERIALS, ZEN MATERIALS, CRAFT SUPPLIES, UKULELES, VOICE AMPLIFIERS, EMERGENCY CLOTHING, P.E. EQUIPMENT, WRESTLING UNIFORMS, GRAPHING CALCULATORS.CORNERSTONE @ MT. VIEW-WHISMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT: PROGRAM SUPPORTS TITLE 1 CASTRO SCHOOL WITH BOOKS, MATERIALS AND EXPLORATION MEANS. TOTAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS IS 272 OF WHICH 52 STUDENTS/FAMILIES ARE HOUSING INSECURE. 240 (88%) OF STUDENTS AND 190 FAMILIES (70%) HAVE BEEN SUPPORTED IN THIS PROGRAM THIS PAST YEAR, THE SECOND YEAR OF THIS PROGRAM. HOSPITAL SCHOOL @ PALO ALTO SCHOOL DISTRICT: PROGRAM SUPPORTS APPROX. 450 STUDENT/PATIENTS PER SCHOOL YEAR AT LUCILE PACKARD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL. SUPPORT PROVIDED INCLUDED BOOKS, GAMES, ART SUPPLIES, INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, MANIPULATIVES. 320 BOOKS AND 408 SUPPLIES TOTAL 728 OR $12.81 PER STUDENT/PATIENT. STUDENT/PATIENTS ARE 70% LOW INCOME AND COME FROM 43 STATES AND 3 COUNTRIES (2021).LOVE OF READING@ LOS ALTOS SCHOOL DISTRICT: PROGRAM FOR K-8 STUDENTS WHO ARE UNDER-SERVED, MAY BE READING CHALLENGED, AND HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO BOOKS AT HOME. 29 SANTA RITA STUDENTS GRADES 4-6, RECEIVED 3 BOOKS EACH. ALMOND SCHOOL REQUESTED MATERIALS TO CREATE ZEN ZONES TO HELP STUDENTS COPE WITH PANDEMIC STRESS AND LEARNING LOSS. MATERIALS INCLUDED YOGA MATS, RELAXATION TOYS, AND FURNITURE. ALMOND SCHOOL HAS 508 STUDENTS AND 16 TEACHERS WHO ALL HAD ACCESS TO THE ZEN ROOM DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.LEARNING TREE @ YMCA NORTHWEST: PROGRAM SUPPORTS TITLE 1 LAKEWOOD (SSD) STUDENTS. SERVED APPROX. 50-65 STUDENTS SCHOOL AND SUMMER SESSIONS. SUPPORT PROVIDED 5 BOOKS AND 231 ART SUPPLIES OF CRAFT ITEMS, PAINTS, CLAY, CRAYONS, MARKERS, CRAFT AND ART PAPER.PROJECT ATHENA @ FREMONT HIGH SCHOOL-FREMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT: PROGRAM SUPPORTS AVID (ADVANCEMENT VIA INDIVIDUAL DETERMINATION) PROGRAM, AIDING DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS TO ATTAIN COLLEGE EDUCATION (55% OF AVID STUDENTS ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED). PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS JOURNALISM PROGRAM. STUDENT BODY SIZE: 2,200. ALLA PROVIDED MEANS TO VISIT FOUR COLLEGE CAMPUSES (110 STUDENTS), SPONSORED A SENIOR RECOGNITION (220 AVID STUDENTS) AND NEWSPRINT FOR THREE EDITIONS OF THE SCHOOL PAPER OR 1,000 COPIES/EDITION.

COMMUNITY NEEDS PROGRAMTHIS FISCAL YEAR, OUR TWO COMMUNITY NEEDS PROGRAMS SERVED A TOTAL OF 1110 PEOPLE. THE BABY BUNDLES PROGRAM SERVED 510 PEOPLE WHICH INCLUDED BABIES AND MOTHERS. THE FOOTHILL COLLEGE FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM SERVED 600 FOOTHILL COLLEGE STUDENTS. BABY BUNDLES WITH SANTA CLARA COUNTY HEALTH NURSES: WE SERVE YOUNG MOTHERS THROUGH THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY HEALTH NURSES. MANY OF THESE YOUNG MOTHERS ARE TEENS, LIVE IN CROWDED CONDITIONS, AND MOST DO NOT HAVE SUPPORT FROM THEIR BABY'S FATHER. OUR GOAL IS GETTING THE BABY AND MOTHER CONNECTED TO AVAILABLE MEDICAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES. FOR FY21/22, 124 NEWBORNS, 158 SIBLINGS AND 228 ADULTS WERE SERVED WITH OUR SUPPORT. SUPPORT PROVIDED INCLUDED INFANT AND SIBLING DIAPERS, INFANT AND SIBLING CLOTHING, INFANT EQUIPMENT, INFANT TOYS, SIBLING BOOKS, NEW MOTHER TOILETRIES, MENTAL HEALTH ART SUPPLIES, AND GIFT CARDS. FOOTHILL FOOD PANTRY @ FOOTHILL-DEANZA COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT: THIS YEAR WE DONATED 600 WALMART-CARDS TO FOOD INSECURE/HOUSING INSECURE JR. COLLEGE STUDENTS ATTENDING FOOTHILL COLLEGE CLASSES IN PERSON OR REMOTELY. THESE CARDS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO 338 STUDENTS, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE STUDENTS ARE VERY LOW INCOME STUDENTS (43% LOW INCOME, 45% HOUSING INSECURE, 60-80% SANTA CLARA COUNTY RESIDENTS). OVER 200 OF THESE STUDENTS HAD AN ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF LESS THAN $17, 820. STUDENT BODY SIZE AT FOOTHILL COLLEGE: APPROX. 15,000ASSISTEENSTHERE WERE 20 ASSISTEEN MEMBERS FOR THIS SCHOOL YEAR. THE ASSISTEENS MET MONTHLY FROM SEPT TO MAY. WITH A FOCUS ON THE COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, THE ASSISTEENS ENGAGED WITH THE COMMUNITY BY MAKING PARACORD BRACELETS FOR THE MILITARY FOR DONATION TO OPERATION GRATITUDE, DECORATING BAGS FOR HOPE'S CORNER FREE MEALS PROGRAM, PURCHASING AND WRAPPING GIFTS FOR 6 BABY BUNDLE FAMILIES TOTALING 33 MEMBERS, COLLECTING OVER 1200 STUFFED ANIMALS FOR FOSTER YOUTH FROM SANTA CLARA COUNTY WHO ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND COURT HEARINGS, HELPING WITH A FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK SALE, AND SUPPORTING OUR CHAPTER'S FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES RANGED FROM MAINTAINING OUR CHAPTER HOUSE OUTDOOR FURNITURE TO DECORATING FOR HOLIDAYS