Assistance League Reno-Sparks celebrated forty years of clothing Washoe County School District students through its Operation School Bell® program on September 17 at the Sparks…
Assistance League’s Links to Learning committee reviewed 16 applications and choose six deserving teacher teams to receive awards of $10,000 each so they can get…
The Nevada Department of Veterans Services selected Assistance League Reno Sparks as the Veterans Supporter of the Month for April 2024. They hosted a wonderful…
Assistance League shops throughout the year for newly resettled refuges that relocate to the Reno area. Many of these people come with very little extra…
For over 20 years, Assistance League has provided thousands of dollars in $400 awards to teachers for field trips, educational material, and other projects. This…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
We are so happy we could help the deserving and enthusiastic Echo Loder staff support their students with our Links to Learning awards. Just look…
We finished the fall shopping events for Operation School Bell. We invite elementary school students (selected by their school counselors) to shop for up to…
Assistance League carefully selects students who are returning to college after taking time off (life does get in the way) to get the education they…
Over 20 Assistance League volunteers helped make the. 2022 Veterans Stand Down in Reno a great success. We provided over 250 rolling duffel bags, over…
Carol Harriman and Ellen Fockler have been awarded the extremely coveted Anne Banning Leadership award for their unflinchingly courageous leadership through the pandemic. The Anne…
Assistance League of Reno-Sparks honored Debbie with the Ada Edwards Laughlin Award for her dedication of time and energy to making the Thrift Shop thrive.…
The Assistance League Students in Transition program offers funding for academic fees and other needed services to homeless high school students. We really enjoy taking…
Assistance League was proud to provide gifts for the 6th annual Veterans Baby Shower sponsored by the VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System. Assistance League…
Assistance League has finished this year’s Operation School Bell® shopping events after clothing over 3,000 students at local Walmart and Target stores. The students are…
During the week of March 8-12, 2022, Assistance League is having a coat drive for homeless and home-bound men and women veterans. It’s easy –…
We love our Reading Grandmas, and the children love them, too. They read to 2-5-year-old children, often one-on-one, to instill the love of reading and…
Assistance League of Reno-Sparks celebrated the start of Nevada Reading Week and Assistance League’s Action Week by providing new books so every student at Echo…
Assistance League of Reno-Sparks celebrated the start of Nevada Reading Week and Assistance League’s Action Week by providing new books so every student at Echo…
Assistance League of Reno-Sparks is helping clothe new Afghan refugee families who recently were relocated to Reno, Sparks and Carson City. All families were transported…
Assistance League members decorated their trunks and got into costume to spread joy to homeless and foster children at Kids Kottage. This annual event is…
Assistance League® of Reno-Sparks won a 2021 Top-Rated Nonprofit award by the GreatNonprofits organization. The listing is available online at https://greatnonprofits.org/org/assistance-league-of-reno-sparks. “Making the GreatNonprofit list…
Assistance League® of Reno-Sparks is conducting its annual Operation School Bell® program to clothe deserving Washoe County school children with brand new clothing. This fall,…
How could we ever put together thousands of Essentials Kits without ITS Logistics and Reno Storm? ITS Logistics donated the truck and driver, Bob, to…
Assistance League® of Reno-Sparks is helping Dixie fire victims. At first, we donated gently used clothing, linens, sleeping bags, toys, and other items that the…
Assistance League® of Reno-Sparks is helping Dixie fire victims. At first, we donated gently used clothing, linens, sleeping bags, toys, and other items that the…
Assistance League of Reno-Sparks Veterans Outreach members participated in the annual Veterans Administration Sierra Nevada veterans’ baby shower structured as a drive-through in one…
Noted author Vince Gowman said, “You cannot make children learn. You can only provide them the right conditions for learning to happen.” Since its beginning,…
Volunteer “grandmas” from Assistance League® of Reno-Sparks were honored by the Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows for the volunteer work they do to…
What would our school libraries do without new books? Our Links to Learning program gave over $30,000 each of the last two years to purchase…
Every year we supply school uniforms for over 8,000 students as part of our Operation School Bell® program. It’s a huge project, as each school…
We’re so proud to announce that Assistance League® of Reno-Sparks was the second-place finalist for the 2020 Nevada Governor’s Points of Light Awards. Since 2001,…
We participated in the annual Chamber of Commerce Alliance event and found great interest in our Links to Learning with F.O.S.S. science kits for our…