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National Book Month
$15K donation helps Phoenix nonprofit get new books for kids in need
Desert Financial Credit Union awards $15,000 to Assistance League of Phoenix
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About Assistance League of Phoenix
Assistance League of Phoenix is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has been serving the Valley for 62 years. The organization has 125 members and 1,500 community/corporate volunteers. Last year, Assistance League of Phoenix raised more than $2 million, and volunteers gave 27,000 hours to serve over 47,040 children in the greater Phoenix community. Visit www.alphx.org.
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October is National Book Month and Desert Financial Credit Union has donated $15,000 to fund new books for Operation School Bell.
Assistance League of Phoenix provides support to low-income students in the Greater Phoenix in need of new clothing, shoes, hygiene items and books for school.
“This donation will allow us to provide new books for 13,000 children living in poverty,” Assistance League of Phoenix CEO Aimee Runyon shared in a press release. “For many of these kids, this will be the first book that they will own.”
Operation School Bell is Assistance League of Phoenix’ flagship program which aims to fulfill basic needs, foster self-esteem, and make sure every single student can enter the classroom ready to learn. The program helped more than 12,000 students in 2022.
The League partners with more than 130 Title I Valley schools to bring Operation School Bell to students in need.
Each school can select up to 100 children to receive wardrobe packages. Tfooto make the program more accessible for underserved and low-income families, the League uses 40- retrofitted buses called Delivering Dreams Buses, bringing the program directly to the schools.
The buses are filled with racks of clothing and shoes, along with private dressing rooms. Corporate/community groups provide volunteers to help each child select clothing and ensure that clothes and shoes fit properly.
Each student receives a package of items that include clothing, shoes, hygiene items and a new book valued at approximately $300.
