For Our Members:

Philanthropic Programs

ALA Bears for Children
Links to Education
New Beginnings
Operation School Bell®
Shepherd Center Patient Support
Wee Help

ALA Bears for Children

Assistance League of Atlanta provides child-safe teddy bears to law enforcement agencies, fire departments, and other emergency agencies. The teddy bears are distributed by agency personnel to children in need of comfort during traumatic and stressful situations. In the last twelve months more than 2,900 bears from Assistance League of Atlanta found the way into a the arms of a child.

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Links to Education

Links to Education is the organization's newest philanthropic project. In just the last two years, ALA has awarded scholarships to students attending six colleges. Among the recipients were students at Kennesaw State University, Gwinnett Technical School, and Wesleyan College.
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New Beginnings

New Beginnings is a community service project that works to provide support to homeless women and children, as well as, victims of rape and abuse. Members of the New Beginnings Committee purchase and deliver new clothing and personal care items. Sometimes special requests and household items are added to deliveries made to the short-term care facilities.
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Operation School Bell®

Operation School Bell provides new clothing for elementary schoolchildren. Members of the Operation School Bell Committee (and the entire membership) continue to increase the scope of this philanthropic project as they reach out to help more students in the Atlanta metropolitan area.
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Shepherd Center Patient Support

The Shepherd Center Patient Support Committee of Assistance League of Atlanta supplies new clothing to aid patients in their recovery through physical therapy. In addition, our Committee members deliver smiles, a bag with cookies and a greeting card to patients celebrating birthdays.
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Wee Help

Wee Help Committee members provide and deliver layettes to Atlanta area hospitals. Our members select, purchase, unpack, and inventory new items for infants. Members then assemble these new items, such as diapers, receiving blankets, gowns, bottles, socks and sleepers into layette packages. The packages are delivered by volunteer members to Atlanta area hospitals.
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