Assistance League Of Sacramento

Reaching out is a component of assistance league of sacramento's community needs philanthropic program. It is designed to provide flexible, rapid-response assistance to individuals that does not fit within existing programs. This program served more than 3,000 individuals through agencies such as sacramento steps forward, first step communities and foster youth education fund. There was an increased demand for apartment starter kits when first step communities opened their 200 tiny home complex on roseville road. This program provided first step communities with items needed for the complex such as picnic tables, curtain rods, and umbrellas. Additionally, reaching out began a pilot program for katherine johnson middle school to decrease discipline referrals, increase student attendance, increase parent involvement at school and increase staff retention.ther programs - bears is a component of assistance league of sacramento's community needs philanthropic program. It provides new teddy bears to comfort traumatized children and adults, many in memory care facilities or other like services. The bears program served 3,000 individuals. The bears program serves many er hospitals including shriners hospital. This year memory care facilities were added as it was discovered dementia patients took solace in the bears. Clothes for careers is a philanthropic program designed by assistance league to provide workplace-appropriate clothing to individuals who graduate from job training programs or are in transitional situations seeking to improve their employment status. This program served more than 82 women from the women's empowerment organization who were returning to the workforce. A new agency, community against sexual harm {c.a.s.h.) was added. This agency works primarily with women who are working on the streets and have experienced sexual abuse or trafficking. Senior friendship is a philanthropic program designed by assistance league to provide seniors in retirement homes the opportunity to utilize their special talents to knit, crochet and sew for those in need in the greater sacramento area. More than 2,030 individuals were served with this program. This program added two new agencies, volunteers of america (voa) and sacramento stand down. They provide toiletry kits to voa's two homes that shelter abused seniors and provide warm clothing for the veterans through sacramento stand down. Waste not is a component of assistance league of sacramento's community needs philanthropic program. It provides outreach to the community by sharing excess donated items with other agencies. This program provides goods to the disabled veterans organization, bradshaw animal shelter, and book den. The monthly average return to the community exceeds $1,000. All items are being reused and recycled and staying out of the landfills.

Fresh start is a philanthropic program designed by assistance league to provide unmet needs in the areas sex trafficking, sexual assault, and foster youth to community based agencies. This program served 3,913 from 6 agencies providing housing kits, laudry essentials, newborn essentials kits and hygience kits and blankets. This program provides baby essential kits to former foster youth who have had babies.

Scholarship is a philanthropic program designed by assistance league to award scholarships to local community college students who have overcome difficult life circumstances. This year 90 applications were received, and 34 scholarships were awarded totaling $104,500. Eight of the scholarships were awarded to previous foster youth. The uniqueness of this program is that the students are not required to use the scholarships for tuition or books. If they have a hardship preventing them from getting their education, they can use the scholarship to help with the situation