Impact Stories

Tulsa – Former Recipient Gives Back

Carrying a box of books for donation to Assistance League, Justin LeMoine didn’t recognize the nonprofit until he reached the front door. “I used to come here as a kid and get my clothes, but I didn’t know where it was,” he said. The last time the 20-year-old was in the custody of his parents was […]

Tustin – Assisteens Serve as “Soccer Buddies”

                      On a recent Sunday afternoon at Tustin Sports Park, soccer players gleefully scrambled up and down the field. Some aggressively went after the ball. Others were a bit more oblivious to the point of the game. Running alongside them – or briskly pushing wheelchairs […]

Sandie Nettles Story – Once an Operation School Bell Recipient; Now a Member

Hello.  My name is Sandie Nettles, and I am thrilled to be a member of the Assistance League of Tulsa.  By sharing some of my childhood, you will understand why the Assistance League means so much to me. I am the youngest of 6 children.  My father had a 5th grade education.  My mother was […]

Santa Clarita – Operation School Bell Impact Stories

For some Santa Clarita Valley kids and their families, this was a clothes encounter … of the most welcome kind. About 130 school kids, along with their parents, were expected to turn out at the Old Navy store in Stevenson Ranch on Tuesday night for the first leg of “Operation School Bell’’ – an annual […]

Santa Clarita – Member Describes Impact of Operation School Bell

Above our kitchen table growing up, there hung a large black and white framed picture of four children sitting on a dilapidated porch eating watermelon. Only one of the boys had shoes on, the eldest boy who gazed boldly at the camera. The other children were barefoot, except for my father who had one shoe […]

Diablo Valley – Funds School Uniforms for Immigrant Children

(KPIX 5 video) — Martha Potts knows what it’s like adjusting to a new culture, so she made it her life’s calling to help immigrant families in Concord settle into their school community. For the first day of classes at Oak Grove Middle School, Potts distributed uniforms and backpacks to students whose parents could not afford them. As […]