Assistance League of Greater Collin County

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.

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

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.

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.