About Us
From the President
Welcome to the website for Assistance League of Montgomery County!
Established in 1985, Assistance League of Montgomery County is one of the 122 chapters of National Assistance League. Our all volunteer chapter has over 200 dedicated members.
Our mission is accomplished through nine philanthropic programs that include providing new clothing for disadvantaged school children, fans and blankets for seniors, handmade dolls to be used by trained professionals in therapy sessions, scholarships for furthering education, clothing and toiletry kits for abused women and children, poison information presentations for children, and health records for newborns and seniors. Through our wide variety of services, our volunteers have the opportunity to help people in need achieve a better quality of life.
For over 25 years, our community-based programs have served Montgomery County. This has been made possible through the continued support of local residents who support our thrift shop through donations and shopping as well as our dedicated members. Last year our members gave over 44,000 hours, and our programs to date have returned over $3 million to the Montgomery County community.
Our website provides detailed information about who we are and what we do. But if you do not find the information you are looking for, do not hesitate to contact me.
Our dedicated volunteers believe that having “hearts that care and hands that share” does make a difference in the world.
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Assistance League of Montgomery County: Quick Facts |
- Largest active membership of Assistance League Chapters in the country
- Current membership - 491
- Located at 2611 West Avenue
- Touched the lives of over 65,000 members of the Montgomery County community last year
- 100% of philanthropic work done by volunteers
- Last year’s volunteer hours - 66,000
- Major source of funds for philanthropic work - Thrift House at 2611 West Avenue
- Projects serviced through agencies, schools and organizations that verify needs of individuals
- Sponsors seven Philanthropic Programs:
- Adopt A Resident - gift of time and friendship to Chandler Nursing Home residents
- C.A.P.S. - donation of 950 caps last year to acutely ill children and teens in local hospitals
- College Scholarships - Twelve $2000 scholarships to qualifying juniors and seniors
- I'm In Charge - reaches over 6,000 elementary students with a program about personal safety
- Operation School Bell - provides school clothes for over 4,000 elementary children in need of clothing in order to attend school
- Togs for Tots - provides clothing for more than 5,600 children from birth to age five at the request of 27 community agencies
- Watch Me Grow - distributes over 20,000 booklets as a guide for parents about the developmental stages of their children
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