Assistance League of Coppell

Helping Hearts supports two local Assisted Livings visiting with the residents and facilitating group crossword puzzles. Each week volunteer members bring donuts and serve coffee to the residents of River Oaks and CHRISTUS St. Joseph Village adult assisted living centers. The residents appreciate the time spent with them as many do not have family near. During the COVID-19 period we collected crossword, find a word, reading books and coloring books also with puzzles and crayons to take to our residents to help them through the rough times when we couldn't see them face to face.

"Youth Today" serves local youth and provides increased awareness of substance abuse by organizing community events and supplying drug testing kits. There is a second segment where our members Mentor middle school students on various Coppell ISD campuses. Assistance League of Coppell supplies free drug testing kits to parents on request through the school counselors, our website or the local police station. Every other year we sponsor the Shattered Dreams event just before Prom with a simulated car wreck due to impaired driving. It is given for Juniors and Seniors so each child will see it at last once before graduation. ALC also partners with the local police department for a Teen Diversion Program which is a 6 week program that must be attended by both student and parent.

Service Learning provides three $1,000 college scholarships to students living in Coppell or graduating from a Coppell high school who have given their time and talent to improve the community. Class rank and grade point average are not considered for the scholarship award, nor is financial need.

This is a program put on in conjunction with the Coppell High School every other year to portray a Mock Drug Related Drug Traffic Accident. This program simulates the horror of a fatal car accident that "could occur" after students have been drinking, texting and driving. Every student in the high school sees this program either their Junior or Senior year just before Prom and end of school.

Assistance League of Coppell partnered with many local groups to meet community needs as part of the economic disruption caused by COVID-19. Working with Coppell Independent School District administration, we have assisted with summer food deliveries, provided gift cards to CISD for use by selected families for food and clothing, and provided snack and activity bags for school bus drivers to give to children receiving free school lunches.