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ORGANIZATION: Assistance League Chicagoland West
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Come and join us to learn about our all-volunteer organization. We transform lives in our community through four programs:
- improving attendance and self-esteem for deserving students by providing brand-new winter coats, hats and gloves
- fostering a lifelong love for learning with literacy backpacks and classroom reading days for our community's youngest students
- encouraging self-reliance and family interaction with all new kitchen essentials for those leaving transitional shelters into independent living
- providing scholarships for College of DuPage students under financial strain
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About Assistance League Chicagoland West
Location:
120 E Ogden Ave, Suite 100, Hinsdale, IL 60521, US
Mission Statement
Assistance League Chicagoland West volunteers transforming the lives of children and adults through community programs.
Description
Assistance League Chicagoland West is part of a national organization with chapters throughout the United States. For more than 20 years, our all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit has taken responsibility for identifying community needs, structuring programs to fill those needs, raising the funds necessary, then delivering the solutions. Our current programs are:
Operation School Bell (r) - Provides new winter coats, hats & gloves to low-income eligible elementary students and school- appropriate clothing for middle school students. More than 2,000 students from 35 schools are served annually.
New Start - Provides all new, essential kitchen packages to those leaving transitional shelters for independent living. More than 150 kitchens are distributed annually.
Early Reading - Gifts new picture books and lends literacy backpacks to disadvantaged pre-school, kindergarten, and early reading students. More than 800 young children are served annually.
Scholars Support - Awards $3,500 scholarships to College of DuPage students actively seeking a degree. Up to six scholarships are awarded annually.
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120 E Ogden Ave, Suite 100Hinsdale, IL 60521
DATE POSTED
August 26, 2019
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