Operation School Bell is done for 2023! It is by far our biggest philanthropic project and we are grateful for your continued support. Because of shoppers and donors, we were able to spend $500K to clothe 3000 deserving Washoe County students. This program has two important elements: we shop with approximately 100 elementary students a…
Thank you everyone in Reno, Lake Tahoe, Truckee, Carson City, and the rest of the Sierra Nevada. Assistance League of Reno-Sparks’ Thrift Shop at 1701 Vassar Street, Reno, was voted the best thrift shop in the Sierra Nevada. Assistance League volunteers work hard to make the shop an inviting place to spend quality time and…
Whereas, Assistance League provides over 3,000 local deserving students with new clothing for school each year under its Operation School Bell program; and Whereas, being properly dressed for school enhances a student’s chance for success; and Whereas, success in school is essential for our next generation of leaders and workers in our community, and Whereas,…
This new program provides three $10,000 Academic Enhancement Awards to groups of WCSD teachers. We are looking for programs that enhance or develop new and different approaches to teaching. The deadline for applications is Friday, September 29, 2023. Guidelines and application forms are on this website under Programs – Links to Learning. For over 20…
Assistance League is delighted to see the ambulance simulator we purchased for the Academy of Arts, Careers and Technology in Reno. It’s fully built and now is being stocked with supplies so high school students can get realistic training to help them become EMTs. This was a special project administered by our Links to Learning…
Assistance League of Reno-Sparks puts its money where its mouth is every day. In March 2023, as part of Nevada Reading Week, we invited students at both Veterans and Grace Warner Elementary Schools to choose books to take home. We loved helping them choose just the right book and seeing the excitement on their faces.…