Assistance League Of Santa Monica

ScholarshipsScholarships are awarded to a number of high school students depending upon funds available and financial need. Students may attend academic or trade schools. The counselors at Santa Monica High School, Olympic High School and Santa Monica College assist in identifying students in need and the Scholarship Committee of ALSM selects those to receive this funding. In addition, some funds are set aside for homeless and/or foster youth. Scholarships continue up to four years, as long as the student is in school. This was provided for 38 students for a total of $102,640.

Community Outreach and supportCommunity Outreach includes donations on a one-time basis, usually in response to an emergency or unique opportunity. Community Support provides resources to ongoing non-profit community partners.Community Outreach providedClothing and household items to 35 persons who lost their homes in the Palisades fireFunds for approximately 10,000 meals for hurricane victims in North Carolina.Funds to the Village Nation Program to register and transport 45 bussed-in Palisades High School students unable to stay after school for college preparatory classes to a conference at the University of California, Santa Barbara.100 picture books to be included in duffle bags for foster youth in partnership with Foster Love and the Rotary Club of Inglewood.Coffee table books to the Santa Monica Public Library to be sold in their Friends Bookstore.Gently used household items were donated to Camp Pendleton for newly arriving military recruits.Community Support has five projects:Upward Bound House received furnishings for use in 4 apartments in their housing for families transitioning from homelessness.The Westside Food Bank received a cash donation that secured about 40,00 meals, with additional funds donated following the fires in the Palisades.Growing Side by Side, a non-profit corporation providing support for families of neuro-diverse youth, received a donation that covered the cost of 75 families participation.Bresee Foundation and St. Joseph Center received in-kind donations of clothing (650 bags) and other needed items.