Assistance League of Diablo Valley is a chapter of National Assistance League®, and is a nonprofit, nondiscriminatory, philanthropic, volunteer organization dedicated to improving lives in our community through hands-on projects.

Assistance League of Diablo Valley, a chapter of National Assistance League®, is proud to partner and build relationships with local community businesses. Recently, Assistance League teamed with employees from Target. These enthusiastic employees volunteered outfitting elementary school children with new clothes, shoes and grooming kits through Operation School Bell.

Each fall Assistance League of Diablo Valley sponsors a fundraiser by mail entitled Sock It To 'Em. Donations received via Sock It To 'Em are dedicated to the support of Operation School Bell, which is the chapter's philanthropic programs benefiting school children in Contra Costa County, CA. This program supplies much needed new clothing, hygiene kits and shoe vouchers to children recommended by school personnel.
This community fundraiser helps clothe children in the Walnut Creek, Mt. Diablo Unified School, Pittsburg and Martinez School Districts in Northern California.

Members of Assistance League of Diablo Valley encourage you to learn more about the chapter, Buena Vista Auxiliary, Assisteens® and the many ways you can become involved and make a difference in the communities of Contra Costa County from Walnut Creek to Concord, Lamorinda, Richmond, Antioch, Pleasant Hill, San Ramon, Clayton, Danville, Martinez and Alamo, California.

• Provided new clothes for 3,000 children in central Contra Costa County. Donated $6,500 in additional clothing to students in need.
• Granted a total of $81,000 in scholarships to 16 young adults in community college, high school and Independent Living Skills Program.
• Awarded $5,000 in grants to 10 teachers in Pittsburg school district for student enrichment programs.
• Performed 58 educational puppet shows to 5,500 students and 600 adults in 31 schools.
• Screened 1,600 preschool children for vision problems and 1,200 for hearing loss.
• Provided emergency clothing to 120 victims of assault.
• Made approximately 3,400 reassurance phone calls to homebound clients.
• Performed 28 times before 740 seniors in care facilities.
• Supplied 400 layettes to new babies of families in need and at risk.
• Read regularly to over 700 second grade children and donated 500 books to school classrooms and 400 books to school libraries.
• Donated 120 food boxes for families on CalWorks, 115 duffel bags and items for first apartment for emancipating foster youth.
• Porvided "Go" backpacks filled with clothing and emergency supplies for teenagers in crisis.

Chapter members say goodbye to children whose bags are filled with new clothes from Operation School Bell. This philanthropic program is one of several that provide needed services or clothing to people in need in Contra Costa County, CA. An Assistance League program, Operation School Bell provides clothing, shoes, backpacks, literacy programs, as well as health and hygiene kits to disadvantaged school children. Last year alone, Operation School Bell clothed more than 160,000 children nationwide.

A chapter of National Assistance League®, Assistance League of Diablo Valley is a nonprofit, philanthropic, volunteer organization dedicated to improving lives in our community through hands-on programs.

Chartered in 1967, Assistance League of Diablo Valley membership has grown to 480 members who live throughout central Contra Costa County, CA.

To learn more about Assistance League's Scholarship and Teacher Grant Programs, click on the link below to be connected to the Scholarship Program page:

Assistance League of Diablo Valley

2711 Buena Vista Avenue
Walnut Creek, California 94597
(925) 934-0901