Assistance League of San Jose

Assistance League of San Jose Assistance Leagueยฎ of San Jose is an all volunteer, non-profit organization supporting vital services to the communities in San Jose.

Assistance League of San Jose is a 100% volunteer 501(c)(3) organization. We have served the greater San Jose area since 1983 as a chapter of Assistance League(R), a national philanthropic organization. Members donate thousands of volunteer hours yearly conducting and administering all philanthropic programs without paid staff. Our philanthropic programs are designed to serve unmet needs of under-

served children, seniors and families living in our community. All programs are funded through grants, donations and fundraising activities.

06/19/2026
06/16/2026

Readers Are Leaders volunteers dropped off summer reading books to every classroom in the program. That's 10 schools, 49 classrooms and over 3,000 books!๐Ÿ“•๐Ÿ“—๐Ÿ“˜๐Ÿ“™๐Ÿ“•๐Ÿ“—๐Ÿ“˜๐Ÿ“™๐Ÿ“•๐Ÿ“—๐Ÿ“˜๐Ÿ“™

Each student received 3 books๐Ÿ“š to take home at the end of the school year: ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›'Animals in the City' by Beth Carney, ๐Ÿฆˆ'Clark the Shark and the School Sing' by author Bruce Hale and illustrator Guy Francis and ๐Ÿ›ด'Reina Ramos Tour Guide' by Emma Otheguy and illustrator Andrรฉs Landazรกbal.

Reading at home during the summer helps students retain their all-important reading skills.

"Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life." ~ Ruth Bader Ginsburg๐Ÿ—๏ธ



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06/10/2026

It's estimated that over 27,000 people ๐Ÿ‘ฌ๐Ÿ‘ซ in need are served by our volunteers in the San Jose area. Whether they're delivering school uniforms ๐Ÿซƒ๐Ÿฝ to under-served children, providing food ๐Ÿฅ™ ๐Ÿฅซ and clothing ๐Ÿ‘–๐Ÿ‘• to those in need, or working with children in the schools in various literacy ๐Ÿ“šprograms, our volunteers are transforming lives and strengthening our community.

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05/29/2026

Family Supportive Housing is one of 3 shelters ๐Ÿ  where our AL of San Jose volunteers offer services for our communities in need.๐ŸŽ—๏ธ

"Planting a Garden" ๐Ÿช๐Ÿชด is one of 4 enrichment programs that we provide to .

The attending families learn about the life cycle from seedling ๐ŸŒฑ to full plant ๐Ÿชดby listening to a story ๐Ÿ“– with wonderful photos and 2 fun activities sequencing the photos.

The children excitedly plant seeds in a starter cup to keep in their home window watch the life cycle in action. ๐ŸŒฑ-๐ŸŒฟ-๐ŸŽ

The day ends up with the children planting vegetable ๐Ÿฅ— and flower ๐ŸŒผ plants in a large planter box. They love digging ๐Ÿชthe holes, watering the plants and getting their hands dirty.

What pride they feel when watching their plants grow ๐Ÿซ› and eating their products.๐Ÿฅ—

05/28/2026

๐Ÿ“š is our partner for one of our programs, Readers Are Leaders. ๐Ÿ“– They assist us with book selection and with tips on how to read to 2nd and 3rd graders. ๐Ÿ‘ง๐Ÿ‘ฆ At our last meeting of the year, two representatives from the library spoke about our partnership ๐Ÿซถ๐Ÿฝ and about other exciting programs that the library sponsors in San Jose.

The potluck lunch ๐Ÿฅ™๐Ÿฅ— was a treat, and we also acknowledged some of our newer members. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉ
We even managed to do some business! ๐Ÿ“Š

Check out www.alsj.org if you like volunteering and making new friends at the same time!











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San Jose, CA
95160

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