Assistance League of Northern Virginia partners with several Title 1 Elementary Schools across the area to give disadvantaged students better opportunities to achieve their potential.  Our programs provide many basic essentials that strain family budgets.  While most people take everyday toiletry items for granted, school counselors have identified multiple items their students lack to be well groomed and maintain good personal hygiene.  To meet this need we have been providing hygiene kits with items needed for good grooming to 5^th or 6^th grade students as part of their school’s hygiene lessons.  Having the right supplies and knowing how to use them is a terrific boost for a student’s self-confidence.

We have been celebrating our 20th Anniversary this year by inviting the community to share the joy of helping someone in need by making donations from our ongoing monthly wish lists.  The August wish list includes personal care items such as deodorant, soap, hair brushes, toothbrushes, and washcloths that will be part of the hygiene kits distributed to partner schools for their upper-grade students, and the zippered bags needed to pack the toiletry items.

Use this link https://tiny.alnv.org/HygieneKits or scan the QR code on the flyer to join us in providing grooming essentials that help students develop healthy habits and the self-confidence they need to be fully engaged at school.  We are extremely proud to be continuing our 20^th Anniversary Celebration and very grateful for the many people who have helped support our programs.