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Philanthropic Programs

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Books and Beyond

Reading Promotes
Knowledge

photo of Boy holding hand up in class

Operation
School Bell

New Clothes
Boost Self Confidence

Homeless teen with backpack

Teen
Team

Assisting Homeless Teens and Foster Children

two girls working on science stuff

Enrichment Scholarship

Providing Enriching
Opportunities

A senior woman in wheelchair with a health visitor at home at Christmas time, talking.

Care Center Support

Being Remembered
Feeling Loved

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Eating Healthy

Connecting Kids
to Healthy Food

Year in Review

1966

 K-12 students
clothed in
Whatcom County 

$70,256

in scholarships
awarded to students
in Whatcom County

2,750

 books donated through
Books and Beyond
 program

News & Events

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Vote Daily for Assistance League in the Bellingham Herald’s Cascades Best Contest

Assistance League of Bellingham is excited to be nominated in the Consignment/Thrift Store and Nonprofit Organization categories in the Bellingham Herald’s Cascades Best Contest. You can help us win. We have a direct link with a voting page just for us that makes supporting ALB in the  contest quick and easy! Go to: https://www.votecascades.com/AssistanceLeague Select […]

Bellingham Bay Rotary Club Donates $2000 Grant to Assistance League of Bellingham

Assistance League of Bellingham recently received a $2000 grant from Bellingham Bay Rotary Club for our Enrichment Scholarship Support program. The Bellingham Bay Rotary has been a long-time support of our organization and we thank them for their continued support.  

Common Threads Farm

One of the ways Assistance League of Bellingham extends our impact in the Whatcom County community is by partnering with other philanthropic organizations. One such partnership is between our Eating Healthy program and Common Threads Farm. Common Threads Farm was founded by Laura Plaut in 2007 on Lummi Island as a summer farm camp to […]

Whatcom Talk Article: Behind the Scenes at Assistance League of Bellingham

To read the article, please click on this link: https://www.whatcomtalk.com/2025/02/25/behind-the-scenes-at-assistance-league-of-bellinghams-thrift-gift-

43rd Anniversary Sale – Assistance League of Bellingham – a Huge Success!

Assistance League of Bellingham’s 50% off Clothing and Accessories Anniversary Sale was a huge success. What a busy day it was! Thanks tremendously for your fantastic support… In case you didn’t know, our Thrift & Gift Shop is our main fundraiser for our six community programs in Whatcom County.

Assistance League of Bellingham’s 2025 Sock Drive a Success!

Assistance League of Bellingham is very thankful for the generous donations by our customers and member volunteers to our Sock Drive. For the two weeks of our Sock Drive, from Jan. 29th – Feb. 8th, we were grateful to daily watch our large trunk fill with socks of all colors and sizes. The final day […]

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