Welcome to Assistance League of Greater Placer,
a chapter of National Assistance League®
Mission Statement
Assistance League of Greater Placer is a nonprofit, all volunteer organization that puts caring and commitment into action through community-based philanthropic programs.
Vision statement
The Vision of Assistance League of Greater Placer is to see an improvement in the lives of the members of our community through our gifts of time, skills, supplies and moral support.
In the Fiscal Year ending May 31, 2008,
our
accomplishments included:
- Providing 945 children with new clothing and 229 pairs of shoes
- Delivering 3,743 children’s dictionaries to third grade students
- Tutoring 284 children for 748 hours of classroom time
- Supplying 140 backpacks and back to school supplies
- Providing 118 personal grooming kits
- Supplying 502 teddy bears to hospital emergency rooms and CHP
- Providing 552 hours of life skills classes for 46 students
- Awarded 3 scholarships
- Visiting 15 senior care residents for 466 hours
- Providing 69 people with clothing to re-enter the work force
- Providing 32 assault survivor kits to hospitals
At the end of our fiscal year, our chapter had 202 members who donated 24,346 hours of service. We have raised funds to support our philanthropic programs through our Thrift Shop, Annual Appeal, Grants from various organizations, Bingo Fundraiser and Donations from individuals.
Assistance League of Greater Placer currently has 223 members and is working diligently to provide even more to our community in the face of the economic downturn.
Our History
In 1987, Assistance Guild of Auburn Foothills was formed with Betty Crandall as president. Its first project was member involvement at the Women’s Center in Auburn. Guild members furnished a room with activities for children and provided adult supervision. This environment allowed the mothers attending the Women’s Center to explore employment opportunities and counseling.
Throughout the next seven years, Assistance Guild of Auburn Foothills expanded its philanthropic programs and opened the Thrift Shop to support its community endeavors. In 1993, the Guild became Assistance League of Auburn Foothills, a formally chartered chapter of National Assistance League. In 2005, its name changed to Assistance League of Greater Placer to better reflect the area served. Today this organization serves Placer County and parts of El Dorado and Nevada Counties and has an enlarged Thrift Shop which is the chapter’s primary source of funding.