Assistance League of Orange California, Inc.
Transforming Lives, Strengthening Community
Mission
Assistance League of Orange volunteers transforming the lives of children and adults through community programs.
Ruling year
1947
President
Leslie Sorrells
Main address
124 S. Orange St.
Orange, CA 92866 USA
EIN
95-6101256
NTEE code
Family Services (P40)
Children's and Youth Services (P30)
Emergency Assistance (Food, Clothing, Cash) (P60)
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Communication
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our organization of volunteers strives to improve the lives of children and adults through community programs. Our organization exists to serve the unique needs and challenges in our community.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Operation School Bell®
The Operation School Bell® program of the Assistance League of Orange has been providing new school clothing to eligible elementary students since 1962. Students who qualify for the free or reduced fee lunch program are eligible for clothing from Operation School Bell. We supply 3 shirts, 4 pair of pants/short/skorts, a sweatshirt, 6 pair of underwear, 8 pair of socks, a backpack, school supplies, hygiene kit, shoe voucher and a new age appropriate book. We "dress" nearly 900 K-6 grade students and 200 junior high students (grades 7-8) annually.
Scholarship Awards
Provide financial aid to deserving high school seniors living or attending school within the boundaries of Orange Unified School District in the form of college scholarships including technical, academic and fine arts. Selection is based upon need, academic achievement and extra curricular involvement. We also offer the Eugenia "Genie" Love Memorial Scholarship for the Arts to high school seniors or current college students majoring in the arts.
Project G.I.R.L.
Project G.I.R.L. is the umbrella program of the Orange Blossoms Auxiliary that focuses on helping high-risk and underserved girls emphasizing growth, inspiration, self-respect and literacy. Programs include Juvenile Hall speakers, scrapbooking and cooking classes at Casa Teresa, Belle of the Ball, and Joanie's Purse with the YMCA.
Special Assistance
Special Assistance may take the form of financial support for urgent household obligations, Thrift Shop clothing vouchers or other special holiday provisions for citizens residing in Orange, CA.
Links to Learning
Provides scholarships to middle school teachers and staff seeking new classroom learning experiences, enhanced art and music programs or supplies for unique projects for their students.
Orangewood Children & Family Center
Orangewood Children & Family Center is a 24-hour emergency shelter care facility for children who have been abused, abandoned and/or neglected. Assistance League of Orange volunteers visit and provide emotional support and activities for resident children.
Health, Humor & Happiness
Provides companionship, entertainment and crafts for senior residents of Orange.
HALOS (Helping A Little One Succeed)
HALOS is a reading tutor/mentor program Our members work one-on-one in classroom settings to improve students' reading skills
Soaring With Valor
Soaring With Valor is a series of actions or events throughout the year undertaken by Assistance League of Orange to support local veterans. Examples of events we have held include coat drives, social and emotional support at veteran ceremonial functions, educational supplies for veterans entering the local college and supplies for veteran housing needs.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of elementary and junior high students receiving uniform and non uniform clothing, classroom supplies and reading materials
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
Operation School Bell®
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
2020 was impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Fewer children were attending school.
Number of family members (homeless and non homeless) positively impacted by the receipt of Special Assistance for housing, food or other emergency needs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Economically disadvantaged people
Related Program
Special Assistance
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
To see the community as it really is, and to identify and act upon its needs. We currently operate more than 20 philanthropic programs serving our community that were initiated and are serviced by our volunteers. We annually evaluate our programs to determine their continued relevancy and seek improvement wherever identified. In 2018-2019 our strategic planning committee is undertaking major research to find where there are unmet needs in our community with the goal of addressing those unmet needs if possible.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
2021-2026 Strategic Plan - 1. Actively Promote a culture that reflects our core values 2. Attract, engage and retain a sustainable membership base 3. Enhance service programs to deepen philanthropic impact 4. Copntinue best practices to ensure success and longevity
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
Our nearly 360 volunteers work tirelessly to complete the more than 20 philanthropic programs in the community....all on a volunteer basis.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Project 101, which began as a pilot program in 2014-2015, has grown into a permanent program through which needed school supplies are provided to each elementary, junior high and high school in the Orange Unified School District. Soaring with Valor, a new program initiated in 2017-2018, focuses on a series of actions/events throughout the year to support and honor the veterans in our community. We provide services by conducting clothing drives, providing support for educational and housing supplies and addressing the emotional needs of our community veterans. Our goal is to expand this program to furnish services to veteran families in need. In 2017-2018, we also began a program to provide social and emotional support to families of seriously ill or injured children which we call Miracles for Kids. in 2019 we added programs to serve the food and socialization needs of senior citizens, basic needs of women graduating from shelter programs, and the comfort needs of individuals interacting with our local justice system.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Assistance League of Orange California, Inc.
Board of directorsas of 11/25/2022
Karen O'Keefe
Member Volunteer
Term: 2021 - 2022
Karen O'Keefe
Member Volunteer
Susie Willits
Member Volunteer
Carolyn Seeley
Member Volunteer
Barbara Swartz
Member Volunteer
Catherine Rose
Member Volunteer
Ginny Abell
Member Volunteer
Leslie Sorrells
Member Volunteer
Lynn Herndon
Member Volunteer
Karen Goodwin
Member Volunteer
Diane Lanois
Member Volunteer
Daena Hullinger
Member Volunteer
Claire Kocek
Member Volunteer
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
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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? No
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Equity strategies
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- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
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