Assistance League of Sacramento

1. To create, promote, and implement philanthropic programs that are needed in the Greater Sacramento area. 2. To increase and have a diversified membership, which is inclusive of all age, gender and ethnic groups. 3. To serve more individuals in need. 4. To have more community awareness and support. 5. To ensure and increase the financial strength of the chapter.

Provide program-related member training and adequate staffing for philanthropic programs. Cultivate an environment where members are appreciated and nurtured. Develop programs and committees that attract age diversity in membership. Become a brand in the community that is recognized for philanthropy. Use technology tools to increase member satisfaction, public awareness, and funding. Expand our fundraising capability to ensure stability and growth of philanthropic programs. Continue to expand plans for financial windfalls. Maintain contingency plans for catastrophe and crisis management.

Assistance League of Sacramento is a group of volunteers who have a range of work-related experience from the fields of education, medicine, legal, finance, banking, community relations, marketing, IT, and professional volunteerism. These members share a common vision to serve children, adults, and seniors in need. From August to March, we provide children with new school clothing, shoes, new pleasure reading books, backpacks, and hygiene kits. Twelve months a year, we provide cuddly teddy bears to fire, police, emergency rooms for children and adults in trauma situations, victims of sex traffic and sexual abuse. Six months a year we screen preschool children for amblyopia. January through May we teach California Governor's Mansion history and host the California Heritage Essay Contest to 4th grade classes. All through the school year, we are puppeteers performing scripts on bullying and safety to K-3. All through the year, we provide interview clothing to women, men, and foster youth who are entering the workplace. Each spring, we offer community college scholarships to those with life circumstances more difficult than most. Annually we provide materials to senior living residents who create items that are donated to other nonprofits serving infants and teens. Annually we provide hygiene products and clothing to sex traffic victims, homeless women and children, and sexual abuse victims. We provide apartment starter kits for homeless individuals and foster youth who are living independently. Annually we meet emergency one time needs to individuals referred by community agencies, court systems, school districts or other similar entities.

In fiscal year 2019-2020, Assistance League of Sacramento clothed 4,200 children; provided 6,864 pleasure reading books to classrooms; distributed 2,200 Bears; created 1,661 handmade items for children and teens; outfitted 78 individuals entering the workforce; screened 1,138 children for amblyopia; performed puppet shows for 730 elementary students; and awarded 23 community college scholarships, served 3,961 homeless, sexually assaulted, sex traffic victim and foster youth transitioning to independent living. Our members and community volunteers donated over 56,832 volunteer hours this fiscal year to maintain our programming and staffing.