Assistance League of Greater Collin County
Transforming Lives Strengthening Community
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
We address 5 areas of need in the communities that we serve: Clothing, Hunger, Literacy, Supplies, Health.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Operation School Bell
Operation School Bell® provides new clothing and dental hygiene kits to elementary school students K-6 grade that have been referred by school counselors and teachers in the school districts of Collin County, Texas. We clothe 1100 children in a school year.
Pass the Word
Pass the Word program distributes reading materials to 16,000 patients in participating hospitals.
Outreach
Members engage in activities that are specifically one-time responses to community needs such as donating 95 pairs of socks to the homeless in Greater Collin County.
Wee Memories
Members prepare bereavement memory boxes for grieving parents whose babies have died at or shortly after birth.
Caring in Action
Members engage in short term activities based upon community needs. The activities may address the areas of literacy, supplies, health and hunger.
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Reports and documents
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Charting impact
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What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To be a recognized leader empowering volunteers to meet essential needs to see families flourish in Greater Collin County.
To empower young students through addressing needs in the areas of clothing, health, hunger, literacy and supplies.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
We continue to enhance and improve our programs within the community.
Operation School Bell® provides a shopping experience for elementary school children (K-6th grade) in need of new clothes and shoes.
Wee Memories provides bereavement boxes to grieving parents who have lost an infant at birth.
Pass the Word provides new magazines to hospitalized patients and waiting areas. This program pivoted during 2020 to suppling activity books, crayons, and puzzles to bedridden expected mothers.
Caring in Action includes several projects such as decorated baseball caps and loveys are provided to a local children's hospital, emergency children's underwear kits are provided for Title 1 schools, Reading program with Dr. Seuss books given to 1st grade children in Title 1 schools, supply closets are maintained with needed items for homeless teens in a middle school and a baby supply closet for a battered women's shelter.
We focus on 5 areas: Clothing Hunger Literacy Supplies Health
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The chapter has an active education committee which orients new members on an ongoing basis throughout the year. The chapter enjoys a well rounded membership with professional and technical skills. Many are retired from long careers from a variety of industries. Assistance League has earned a reputation for consistent quality programs that provides assistance to many persons from many walks of life in Greater Collin County. A strong public relations effort contributes to a favorable public perception of Assistance League through making new contacts through various media outlets. Our organization has no paid volunteers.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Our 60 members volunteered their time and talents to meet the needs of the community around them. We served 750 children through our Operation School Bell® program in 2020-2021 school year. Pass The Word provided magazines, books, crayon to over 16,000 patients and families in Texas Health System hospital. Wee Memories provided 45 bereavement boxes to grieving families who have lost a baby at birth. Caring in Action provided: 134 caps, loveys, afghans and pillowcases to local children's hospital; read Dr. Seuss books to 9 first grade classes in 3 different schools and gave each child a book to take home; provided blankets and school supplies for homeless middle school students; delivered 3,102 pairs of underwear to school nurses; and initiated a new project to provide Christmas Stockings for Seniors delivered on Christmas Eve. Crafts for a Cause produced the handcrafted items to support the projects listed above. Through these various programs, we returned over 85.1% of the revenue back to our community.
Our goals include serving additional children through our Operation School Bell® program. We provide new school clothes to children in need. For some children, this will be the first time they have ever had new shoes, a coat or clothes. New clothing has the power to elevate self-esteem, encourage school attendance, and improve academic performance. We provide more than a new wardrobe-we are empowering young students to reach their full potential.
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Assistance League of Greater Collin County
Board of directorsas of 2/14/2022
Beth O'Rear
Assistance League of Greater Collin County
Term: 2021 - 2022
Beth O'Rear
no affiliation
Beth Smith
Michele Miller
Rita Hanna
Linda Watson
Mary Stanton
Shirley Hu
Nancy Steffel
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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