On November 14, 2024, the Assistance League of Newport-Mesa was a guest at the Oracle Women’s Community Forum sponsored by KPMG for women in finance and operations. Attendees wrote inspirational messages that were put inside books and generously donated to our chapter to promote literacy among emerging readers in the community. Special thanks to the […]

On October 30th, Assistance League of Newport-Mesa members partnered with case managers from the City of Costa Mesa Outreach Team to provide an afternoon of Halloween Trunk-or-Treating fun for housing insecure families living temporarily in a local motel.  The families have school age children enrolled in Newport-Mesa Unified School district schools.  The event was organized […]

Assistance League of Newport-Mesa’s Annual Holiday Sale UPDATE – BIG NEWS! On Wednesday, October 23 – Sale hours are extended to 6:00pm! October 23, 24, 25, & 26 10:30am to 2:30pm ALNM Garden Room Help make the Holiday bright for the families we serve!

Book Brigade has kicked off the new AL Lending Library program at Victoria Elementary. This new book cart, stocked with 160 books, was donated to children participating in the city-run R.O.C.K.S. afterschool program. ALNM will restock the cart monthly. We are excited to bring books to kids!

Members of Assistance League of Newport-Mesa participated in the 23rd annual Festival of Children at South Coast Plaza this past weekend by making friendship bracelets with kids and families who came by our booth.  Special thanks to Sarah and Ashley Burns, Joyce and Ashlyn Chung, Presley Edwards, Mary and Katie Shumway and Nancy Yeager who […]

Assistance League of Newport-Mesa volunteers brought cheer and ability awareness to Wood Canyon Elementary School in Aliso Viejo on September 12. Using The Kids on the Block puppets and a story about being kind to people with differences Tracy Specter, Ashley Jacobson, Deidre Campbell and Edi Thimons had a ball reading to and interacting with […]

Olympic Gold Medal Presentation Assistance League of Newport-Mesa appreciates the many hours their chapter members put in this summer helping ease the burdens of local students and their families.  Twelve members were celebrated at the September Chapter Meeting as “Gold Medal” volunteers! Olympic Gold Medalists pictured left to right:  Anne Bowman, Ashley Jacobson, Vivian Bruno, […]

Sixty Assistance League of Newport-Mesa volunteer members gathered on Tuesday, August 6th, for the first All Assisteens® Philanthropy Day of the 2024/2025 year. Assisteens and adult chapter members were excited to work together at Harvest Solutions Farm maintaining the fields to help feed those in need. The Assistance League of Newport-Mesa is proud to collaborate […]

August 17th is National Thrift Shop Day! The Assistance League of Newport-Mesa’s Thrift Shop was first created in 1942 by a group of women in the Assistance League of Newport-Mesa as a way to support servicemen’s work in the community during World War II. Since then, we’ve maintained some of our strongest values of community […]

Assistance League of Newport-Mesa is having a Sidewalk Art Sale! Wednesday, June, 26, 2024 10:00am – 3:00pm Assistance League of Newport-Mesa Parking Lot 2220 Fairview Road Costa Mesa, CA  92627 Art Sale run by the Assisteens Class of 2029