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Wow! Saturday turned out to be a wonderful day for Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati. Montgomery Woman's Club, a donation partner for 8 years, sponsored a Donation Drive Through, collecting essential household supplies. These supplies make up a 48 piece New Beginnings Kit, for ladies leaving local domestic violence shelters. It contains Kitchen, Bed & Bath, as well as Cleaning supplies. The estimated $3,000 worth of items donated, will assist Assistance League, in helping 17 ladies, and their children, set up their new living quarters. Saving funds for food, clothing, and other necessities for their family. If you would like to make a donation, please contact the Assistance League, New Beginnings Program Manager, [email protected]., or leave a message at our Assistance League Center, 513-221-4447 – assistanceleaguecincinnati.org Hard work, with lots of smiles, is what defined the month of August for our volunteers. Operation School Bell is our largest fundraising program, where we distribute clothing to children in need. Assistance League volunteers received, sorted and distributed over 25,000 items of clothing to 47 Cincinnati area schools. A huge thank you to our donors, who enable us to do this great work.  Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati volunteers plan to impact Cincinnati’s hundreds of homeless children by providing new undergarments, socks, diapers, wipes and hygiene supplies this year. The ALCares4Kids program originated in 2017 by serving kinship foster care families at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital CHECK foster care clinic. The program has expanded to area organizations like Jack’s Closet, Monkey Beans Giving Closet, Tabitha’s Closet and The Vinedresser, where families in need can access the supplies along with donated clothing. In 2022, the program provided more than 2,000 children with the supplies at six locations located throughout Greater Cincinnati. “Our partners indicated the increase in the number of children and families needing this type of assistance,” said Assistance League Chapter President Leanne Kuchenbuch. “We are reaching out to other partners as the opportunity arises and funds become available.” The Haile Foundation recently awarded a $35,000 grant to Assistance League and a portion will be used toward the purchase of supplies for ALCares4Kids. Additional funding is provided by the Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation and other donors. People interested in becoming an Assistance League volunteer or providing funding for ALCares4Kids and other programs for women and children can email [email protected].  Assistance League volunteers at the drive-thru collection for New Beginnings in 2021. Local volunteers are ramping up collection of new, household items for domestic abuse survivors in October, which is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Donations will be accepted at two drive-thru sites Saturday, Oct. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon: Aeropointe Medical Building (Blue Ash) 4260 Glendale-Milford Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 Volunteers from Montgomery Woman’s Club Kroger Marketplace (Oakley) 4613 Marburg Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45209 Volunteer high school students The following items are needed (must be new):
The items will be used for Assistance League’s “New Beginnings” program, which assists women and children in the transition from shelter to new home. Advocates for abuse survivors visit Assistance League’s facility in Bond Hill to gather items such as new bedding, cleaning supplies and other items needed to establish a safe and peaceful home away from abusers. The program has assisted 1,877 women and 1,832 children since 2010. Assistance League also provided hundreds of clothing and hygiene kits each year to women impacted by domestic violence and assault. The kits are supplied to local law enforcement agencies, shelters and hospitals. Major funding for the “New Beginnings” program is provided by the Haile Foundation, the Abbihl-Ahrens Cambridge Charitable Foundation, The Dally Foundation and the Spaulding Foundation. People interested in becoming an Assistance League volunteer can email [email protected] for complete details about membership. Since 1998, Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati has served the unmet needs of 90,500 individual women and children in their time of need. The all-volunteer organization has earned the GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency for nine consecutive years and works closely with more than 92 partners including greater Cincinnati public and parochial schools, colleges, hospitals and women’s shelters to fulfill the mission of Transforming Lives through Community Programs.
Assistance League volunteers also provided uniforms to more than 100 students at Corinthian Baptist Church’s Day of Blessing August 7 in Bond Hill. The remainder of school uniforms will be distributed through school resource coordinators at 45 local schools. Individuals interested in contributing to this effort or other Assistance League programs can learn more. Prospective volunteers should contact [email protected]. Operation School Bell is supported by individuals and groups with primary funding provided by The Charles H. Dater Foundation, William R. Dally Foundation, Farmer Family Foundation and Woodward Trust. Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati has been working to fulfill unmet needs of local women and children for 25 years. The all-volunteer organization has earned the GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency for nine consecutive years and works closely with more than 90 greater Cincinnati public and parochial schools, colleges, hospitals and women’s shelters and other agencies to fulfill the mission of Transforming Lives through Community Programs. As Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati enters its 25th year of service, volunteers have installed a new leadership team to continue serving unmet needs of local women and children. The current focus is Operation School Bell®, a program outfitting students with new uniforms. Volunteers plan to measure and provide children with the right-size pants, shirts, belts, jackets and socks during two back-to-school events.  Pictured are members of the Assistance League executive board for 2022-2023. Front row L to R: Mary Irish, Audrey Stehle, Leann Kuchenbuch (President), Rosanna Nelson and Diane Branche. Back row L to R: Bonnie Albers, Karyn Lazear, Gail Suiter, and Katharine Brenner. Since the chapter was founded in 1998, more than 61,000 students have received school uniforms and hygiene supplies. More than 23,500 women and children affected by domestic violence and 7,000 survivors of sexual assault have received new clothes. More than 3,800 adult students in three local colleges have been provided supplies. An estimated 300,000 volunteer hours have been served.
The group meets monthly and welcomes new volunteers. Contact [email protected]. The all-volunteer organization has earned the GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency for nine consecutive years and works closely with more than 90 greater Cincinnati public and parochial schools, colleges, hospitals and women’s shelters and other agencies to fulfill the mission of Transforming Lives through Community Programs.  Assistance League Volunteer Kristin Lamarre (left) has been a leader in establishing the online store. Bobbie Ackley (right) is also a volunteer and contributed items to the online store. Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati is offering a new way to shop designer merchandise and support a worthy cause. One-hundred percent of sales from the organization’s new Cincinnati Resale Shop will go directly to Assistance League programs that help local people in need.
Online shoppers are invited to browse assistance-league-cincinnati.myshopify.com for shoes, handbags, jewelry, home décor and other items which can be shipped or picked up Assistance League’s Bond Hill location. Shipping is currently free for orders of $50 or more. The Cincinnati chapter is among the first of Assistance League’s network—including hundreds of cities across the U.S.—to launch an online store for fundraising. Sales will support Assistance League programs like Operation School Bell, which outfits thousands of Cincinnati children with school uniforms each year. AL® Cares 4 Kids is another program that provides socks, underwear and diapers for children who are homeless or in foster care. Assistance League’s New Beginnings program provides new, household essentials for women leaving abusive domestic situations. People interested in becoming a volunteer or donating gently-used, high-quality merchandise can email [email protected]. Since 1998, Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati has served the unmet needs of more than 80,000 individual women and children in their time of need. The all-volunteer organization has earned the GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency for nine consecutive years and works closely with greater Cincinnati public and parochial schools, colleges, hospitals and women’s shelters and other agencies to fulfill the mission of Transforming Lives through Community Programs.  Assistance League Volunteer Rose Habegger sorts items for kids in kinship foster care. Thousands of greater Cincinnati children are removed from their parents’ care each year. With growing frequency, they are placed with “next of kin,” who often accept parental duties with little time to prepare and limited financial means.
The Elsa Heisel Sule Foundation has committed $15,000 to Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati to help these children and their caregivers. Assistance League’s Kinship Foster Care Program was established in 2017 with a seed grant from the Haile Foundation to provide diapers, socks, wipes and undergarments. Over the last five years, 3,927 children have been served. “Our families express to us how blessed they are to receive the new briefs, t-shirts, camisoles and socks provided by Assistance League in addition to the used clothing we provide, with every visit,” said Karen Gibbs, founder and director of Jack’s Closet in Anderson. “The money saved on these items allows them to have money for food, medicine and to help pay the heating bills." The supplies are also distributed through Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Burnet and Liberty Township locations, where children are evaluated before they’re placed in foster or kinship care. The program is the work of sixteen Assistance League volunteers who procure, inventory, pack and deliver items to the three locations. People interested in becoming a volunteer can email [email protected]. Primary support for the program is also provided by the Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile Jr., Foundation. The program is also aided by an anonymous foundation and individual contributions, which can be made on the chapter website, assistanceleaguecincinnati.org. The Sule Foundation is a private foundation providing funds to nonprofit organizations in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky for education, the community and the arts. The Sule Foundation engages with its grantees to better understand the organizations it funds and the people they serve, through site visits, developing relationships and reviewing outcomes produced by the nonprofits. Since 1998, Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati has served the unmet needs of 79,500 individual women and children in their time of need. The all-volunteer organization has earned the GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency for nine consecutive years and works closely with greater Cincinnati public and parochial schools, colleges, hospitals and women’s shelters to fulfill the mission of Transforming Lives through Community Programs. Assistance League, Newport Elks and Other Local Organizations Partner to Keep Kids Warm This Winter12/16/2021
Newport Elks received a Spotlight Grant for $2,000 and partnered with Assistance League, a volunteer-led organization that serves the unmet needs of women and children in their time of need, to provide 60 coats and other necessary winter gear for children in the community. The remaining coats and winter gear not distributed at the event will be handed out to children and families through Assistance League’s efforts in the coming weeks. “Assistance League has provided clothing to more than 80,000 families since its inception, and this year we have seen an increase in demand of winter items for children in need,” said Audrey Stehle, chapter president. “We’re grateful for this opportunity through the Newport Elks grant that allows us to help meet the needs of children in our community.” Newport Elks also partnered with the Campbell County Public Library and Redwood, a nonprofit that serves children and adults with multiple disabilities, to use some of the grant funds to purchase books to give to the children to take home and to help fill the shelves of a new children’s library Redwood is building. (Book donations are still needed for Redwood’s library, view the Amazon Wish List: https://a.co/7gNI0mL). “The Newport Elks are excited to partner with other organizations to put the Spotlight Grant money to good use throughout the Northern Kentucky region,” said Donna Grey, grants writer for Newport Elks. “The ability to help so many children with the simple gift of a warm winter coat, as well as to provide books to encourage reading, is another example of the community-wide support the Newport Elks provide throughout the year.” Welcome House, which works to end homelessness by providing homeless individuals and families shelter and housing among other resources, provided transportation to Redwood for the children and families attending the distribution event.
Local volunteers are ramping up collection of new, household items for domestic abuse survivors in October, which is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Donations will be accepted at two drive-thru, drop-off sites Saturday, Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to noon: Aeropointe Medical Building (Blue Ash) 4260 Glendale-Milford Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 Volunteers from Montgomery Woman’s Club Kroger Marketplace (Oakley) 4613 Marburg Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45209 Volunteer high school students The following items are needed (must be new):
The items will be used for Assistance League’s “New Beginnings” program, which assists women and children in the transition from shelter to new home. Advocates for abuse survivors visit Assistance League’s facility in Bond Hill to gather items such as new bedding, cleaning supplies and other items needed to establish a safe and peaceful home away from abusers. The program has assisted 1,677 women and 1,716 children since 2010. Assistance League also provided hundreds of clothing and hygiene kits each year to women impacted by domestic violence and assault. The kits are supplied to local law enforcement agencies, shelters and hospitals. Major funding for the “New Beginnings” program is provided by the Haile Foundation, the Abbihl-Ahrens Cambridge Charitable Foundation and the Spaulding Foundation. People interested in becoming an Assistance League volunteer can email [email protected] for complete details about membership. Since 1998, Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati has served the unmet needs of 64,500 individual women and children in their time of need. The all-volunteer organization has earned the GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency for eight consecutive years and works closely with greater Cincinnati public and parochial schools, colleges, hospitals and women’s shelters to fulfill the mission of Transforming Lives through Community Programs.  Volunteers from Montgomery Woman's Club and Assistance League collected items for domestic violence survivors in October 2020. They will have a drive-thru collection event again Oct. 23, 2021. |
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