Organization: ASSISTANCE LEAGUE OF LAS VEGAS
Mission: IMPLEMENTS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES THAT ENRICH THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN NEED.
Activities: OPERATION SCHOOL BELL PROVIDES NEW CLOTHING AND SUPPLIES TO TITLE ONE STUDENTS IN THE CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT ANNUALLY. NEW CLOTHING AND SUPPLIES INCLUDE: A NEW JACKET, ATHLETIC SHOES, TWO SCHOOL APPROPRIATE OUTFITS, SOCKS, UNDERWEAR, HYGIENE KIT, AND A GRADE APPROPRIATE BOOK. IF A STUDENT ATTENDS A UNIFORM SCHOOL, WE PROVIDE THEM WITH TWO SCHOOL UNIFORMS AND A WEKEND OUTFIT. THESE ITEMS WERE PROVIDED TO 7,426 CHILDREN FROM FAMILIES WITH EXTREME NEED. THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE ASSISTED STUDENTS THROUGH MARCH 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 SCHOOL CLOSURES.
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM- FUNDED 45 SCHOLARSHIPS TO CLARK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL AND LOCAL RESIDENTS TO ATTEND AN ACCREDITED NEVADA COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. IN 2019-2020, 15 STUDENTS WERE AWARDED RENEWAL SCHOLARSHIPS AND 30 NEW RECIPENTS WERE SELECTED FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS IDENTIFIES AND FILLS NEEDS IN CLARK COUNTY THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT INCLUDE: 1) AL'S (ASSISTANCE LEAGUE'S) CLOSET- PROVIDES EMERGENCY CLOTHING TO STUDENTS ATTENDING AT RISK AND TITLE ONE SCHOOLS. IN ADDITION, WE DONATE GENTLY USED CLOTHING ITEMS FOR THE CLOSET. APPROXIMATELY 1,641 NEW ITEMS TO 59 SCHOOLS WERE DONATED THROUGH DECEMBER 2019. ITEMS WERE DONATED THROUGH APRIL 2020 BUT THE RECIPIENT DATA REPORTING IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME DUE TO COVID-19 CLOSURES. 2) BEAR PROGRAM- PROVIDED 4,536 STUFFED TEDDY BEARS TO TRAUMATIZED CHILDREN THROUGH 37 LOCAL AGENCIES. THESE BEARS COMFORT CHILDREN AND HELP THEM COMMUNICATE. 3) LAYETTE PROGRAM PROVIDES 775 LAYETTES AND 432 INFANT BLANKETS TO LOW INCOME EXPECTANT PARENTS THROUGH 5 LOCAL AGENCIES. 4) HOPE HIGH ASSISTS CLARK COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE AT RISK AND ARE IN NEED OF SPECIFIC ITEMS. IN 2019-2020, 400 HIGH QUALITY BACKPACKS AND HYGIENE ITEMS FOR 377 STUDENTS WERE DELIVERED TO SCHOOLS AND A LOCAL AGENCY SERVING HOMELESS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Food, Agriculture & Nutrition