Transforming Lives • Strengthening Community

Assistance League of Southeastern Michigan, founded in 1993 and serving Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), hands-on, all-volunteer organization.

Our mission: Assistance League volunteers transforming the lives of children and adults through community programs.

Funding sources supporting our Philanthropic Programs include the all-volunteer staffed Assistance League ReSale Connection shop, fundraisers, grantors and contributors. Funds raised remain in Michigan, helping thousands of people in need year round.

For more than 20 years, Assistance League has adapted and enhanced its community programs to meet the growing needs in local communities.

Our dedicated 300 members and hundreds of community volunteers provide over 52,000 volunteer hours a year. The Southeastern Michigan chapter is one of 120 chapters (more than 22,000 members nationwide) of National Assistance League^®, founded in the 1890s in California.

For more information, please visit our ReSale Connection shop, 204 S. Main St., Rochester, Michigan 48307. Or call (248) 656-0414. Tax ID#: EIN 38-3181336

MISSION

Assistance League volunteers transforming the lives of children and adults through community programs.

VISION

Essential needs are met in our community, and families flourish.

CORE VALUES

Commitment – Dedicated to a course of action.

Leadership – Willingness to lead and develop leaders.

Ethics – Doing the right thing in a reliable way.

Accountability – Willingness to accept responsibility.

Respect – Treating all with courtesy.

Grants Awarded for 2020-2021

Date RESTRICTED

06/01/20  David Elliott Foundation $30,000

12/29/20 Community Foundation of Greater Rochester Women’s Club $2,500 ASK

12/18/20 Young Women’s Home Association $7,000 OSB

UNRESTRICTED

9/22/20 Consumers Energy Foundation $650

12/14/20 Community Response COVID $2,500

1/6/21 Oakland County Cares Act $20,000

Total to Date $54,650

Grants Received FY 2019-20

David Elliott Foundation $30,000

Young Women’s Home Association   $8,000

Southeastern Michigan Bridge Association  $2000

Women’s Fund of Rochester  $2500

Consumers Energy $850

The Village Club Foundation  $5000

Total $78,350