Assistance League of Los Angeles

Operation school bell (osb) provides extremely impoverished k-5th grade schoolchildren with new clothing and supplies. Children from disadvantaged families, those experiencing homelessness or in foster care, have improved school attendance, classroom behavior, self-esteem, and levels of engagement with their peers and school activities when they do not "wear" their poverty. Thanks to osb, this year, 8,499 children were given new clothing, shoes, socks, undergarments, hoodies, personal grooming kits, backpacks, school supplies, books, and a toy at the League's hollywood office or via our mobile facility, operation school bell on wheels, that delivers the program at school sites across Los Angeles. While in-person service delivery at the League office was suspended for the first half of the year ended june 30, 2023 due to covid-19 considerations, overall osb service delivery increased in the year ended june 30, 2023 due to an expanded virtual ordering system. The online ordering system, developed during the pandemic, prepares individualized backpacks of items to be picked up at the hollywood office by school counselors and then delivered directly to the children at school. Theatre for children is the longest-running children's theatre in Los Angeles, bringing the joy of live musical theatre to 11,000 underserved and handicapped children this year. The productions are offered free to children from title i lausd schools along with free bus transportation. Tickets are also available at reduced rates to school groups and for a nominal fee to the public on weekends. Assistance League of Los Angeles strives to offer children an arts enrichment experience with live theatre. Due to the covid-19 pandemic and limitations on field trips for schools in Los Angeles, theatre for children modified service during the year ended june 30, 2023, to produce videos of performances and behind-the-scenes infotainment which are shared with schoolchildren via youtube. Foster children's resource center (fcrc) provides critically needed clothing and supplies to children in foster care. Often, foster youth are abruptly moved with few personal possessions beyond the clothes that they are wearing. 1,782 youth were referred by Los Angeles county department of children and family services (dcfs). Fcrc provides them with brand new clothing, undergarments, socks, jackets, pajamas, backpacks, school supplies, toys, books, and grooming kits to give them what they need to attend school and bolster their self-esteem during a difficult time in their lives. Due to the covid-19 pandemic, fcrc modified service delivery during the year ended june 30, 2023, to fill orders placed by social workers and foster parents via curbside pick-up. Preschool learning center develops academic skills in children and encourages their social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development. Studies show that children who attend preschool outperform their peers academically and are more likely to go to college. Accredited by the national association for the education of young children (naeyc), the League's preschool learning center provides a quality preschool education free of charge to children ages three to five from low-income families. College scholarship program: the League awards financial support for graduating high school seniors from Los Angeles unified school district's homeless education office to help fund their college education. The college scholarship program award is based on academic achievement, character, and commitment to the community. Scholarship awardees receive the same funding for freshman through senior years by maintaining no less than a 2.0 gpa.prom day: the League creates a pop-up prom day shopping boutique, completely free for high school seniors experiencing homelessness. Girls are identified by lausd's homeless education office for prom day where they get to choose the outfit and "swag" of their dreams: dress, shoes, jewelry, handbag, shawl, accessories, beauty and hygiene products, duffle bag, backpack, roller suitcase, and more. Prom day enables these young women to participate in what is a rite of passage for american high school students: their senior prom.

Court referred volunteer center (crvc) program operates as a social enterprise generating revenue to help support the League's programs for children. The crvc program is in seven courthouses throughout Los Angeles county. The program refers clients to various nonprofit agencies throughout Los Angeles county to fulfill their court-mandated community service requirements. During the year ended june 30, 2023, crvc connected more than 8,200 agelenos to community service opportunities representing more than 547,000 volunteer hours.