Assistance League of Everett

Philanthropic Programs:
• By the end of May 2024, all programs will demonstrate measurable qualitative and quantitative outcomes.
• Increase number of children served through Operation School Bell by 5% per year over the next five years.
• Determine additional needs of our communities and implement new programs or expand existing programs to meet these needs.
. Increase services in existing programs for Operation School Bell, Graduation Awards, Everett Community College scholarships.
. Expand S. O. S. (Starting Over Supplies program
. Investigate social services needs of our communities.
. Expand on-site pop-up clothing events for Cocoon House Residents and Transitional Support.
. Create a new outreach program in Support of Everett based Refugee and Immigrant Services, providing Starting Over supplies as well as Coats, Blankets and Socks.

Membership
. By June, 2023, Expand and Enhance Mentoring program
. Strive to meet the needs of individual members.
• By June 2024, increase chapter membership by 5% per year over the next five years.
• By June 2024, involve members/volunteers for increased effectiveness in our chapter and community resulting in 2.5% increase in service hours, each year, over the next five years.
• By June 2024, increase organizational strength of our chapter by recruiting members with exceptional skills in organizational management and leadership.

Resource Development
• By June 2024, increase the chapter funding by 5% annually to provide enhanced services to the community.

Communications
• Increase awareness within Snohomish County businesses and communities about ALE and its programs.

Capacity Building
• By June 2024, develop organizational structure that promotes succession planning in significant leadership positions, and ensures highest and best use of our member/volunteer time.
• Continue to promote accountability, accuracy and transparency to ensure chapter long-term viability.

• Implement an outreach model for recruiting new members by targeting large employers within the county and coordinating with employer human resource departments to provide information about volunteer opportunities with Assistance League of Everett to employees and near-term retirees.
• Implement outreach to PTA's county-wide to provide information about volunteer opportunities with Assistance League of Everett.
• Meet with school districts to determine ability to provide information about Assistance League of Everett to school parents on Parent Orientation night.
. Work with the Refugee and Immigrants Services to empower refugees, immigrants and their families to become self-sufficient and healthy, contributing members of society.

We also understand that to achieve our philanthropic program goals we must continue to increase the revenue of the organization. By June 2024, we will increase the chapter funding by 5% annually to provide enhanced services to the community. Our resource development strategies are:
• Increase thrift store revenue by 5% annually by 2024.
• Implement outreach to school districts to encourage school staff to name Assistance League of Everett as recipient organization during annual United Way campaign.

We understand that all organizations must continually carry out capacity building to ensure the overall health and vibrancy of the organization. Our capacity building goals are:

• Enhance the strategic planning process through a facilitated board retreat that will focus on Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT analysis).
• Update skills matrix to a current technology platform that will enhance its utilization in matching member/volunteer skill sets to highest and best use within the chapter.
• Design a succession plan for each significant leadership role utilizing the concept of vice chairman who would work under chairman for one year before assuming full chair responsibilities. This should “spread the work" of each chairman position and provide for smoother transition at the expiration of a chairman's term.
• Identify members/volunteers with strong management, organizational, or leadership skills and determine best ways to utilize those skills within the chapter.
• By June 2024, develop organizational structure that promotes succession planning in significant leadership positions, and ensures highest and best use of our member/volunteer time.

. Operation School Bell served a total of 3,200 students; and 846 teens with the Teen Retail Program in Partnership Local Fred Meyer stores
. 186 students received Graduation Awards of $250 each for a total of $47,250.
. 10 Everett Community College Scholarships were given for a total of $20,200.
. Kitty Young Auxiliary Adopt a School Program provided books and clothing for Skykomish, Index and Crossroads Schools.
. Assisteens® assembled 3,900 grooming kits and provided Tees for Teens for OSB, and they also wrote letters to soldiers for the organization “A Million Thanks".
. Thrift Shop voucher programs benefitted 93 families and individuals referred by the Salvation Army, Housing Hope, Red Cross, YWCA and Cocoon House at a total value of $7,223
Indicators (of community and volunteer support for our mission)
Fundraising Activities
. Thrift Shop revenues for the year ended May 31, 2021 were $549,666.00
. Direct Mail letter has brought in $28,280 for the year ended May 31, 2021.
$405,335 in grants and donations from corporations, foundations, and individuals
. Estate Sales had 1 sales resulting in gross sales of approximately $15,258 with a profit close to $7,629.
. Other chapter and auxiliary events raised nearly $117,613
Member Information
. Assisteens donated over 886 hours of service throughout the year.
. Kitty Young Auxiliary members donated 5,957 volunteer hours during the year.
Items were hand-knitted, crocheted, and created by volunteers with over 26,239 volunteer hours.
. Total Chapter member volunteer hours to Assistance League activities for the year-to-date are 45,443.