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Our Philanthropic Programs Address the Needs of Children And Adults<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Operation School Bell\u00ae<\/sup><\/h3>\n

Elementary and middle school students \u00a0\u201cshop\u201d for brand new clothing with their parents and Assistance League of Visalia volunteers at our community partner, \u00a0Penney’s. \u00a0 \u00a0Each student leaves with a huge bag of new clothes, a wide grin and a renewed sense of confidence.<\/p>\n

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Adult Health and Wellness<\/h3>\n

Our newest program is the Adult Health and Wellness program.\u00a0 Members sew clothing protectors to donate to adult care facilities in Visalia and county areas.\u00a0 Fabric is donated to us by Joanne’s Fabrics and with the help of College of Sequoia’s textile department, our members have made hundreds of brightly colored clothing protectors for the elderly.\u00a0 Members also write holiday cards to residents of adult care facilities in order to brighten the days of all residents and staff as well.\u00a0 Cards are well received and bring smiles all around.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Kids on the Block\u00ae<\/sup><\/h3>\n

Puppets! \u00a0What kid doesn’t love a puppet, and the Assistance League\u00a0of\u00a0Visalia puppeteers bring these puppets to life in scripts about preventing bullying, tolerance of others, and empathy for the disabled.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”READ MORE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#7a5a78″ custom_text=”#ffffff” align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1477160978398{margin-top: -10px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Farchive.assistanceleague.org%2Fvisalia%2Fphilanthropic-programs%2Fkids-on-the-block%2F||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1477161069298{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”3296″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1477161076102{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”3″ accent_color=”#22387d”][vc_custom_heading text=”Fifty Sense – U.S. maps” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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United States geography is uniquely visible in these large scale playground maps painted by Assistance League of Visalia volunteers. \u00a0Colorful and educational, these maps are painted in just a few hours.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”READ MORE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#7a5a78″ custom_text=”#ffffff” align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1477160987323{margin-top: -10px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Farchive.assistanceleague.org%2Fvisalia%2Fphilanthropic-programs%2Ffifty-sense%2F||”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”3200″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1477161082891{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”3″ accent_color=”#22387d”][vc_custom_heading text=”Operation Literacy” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

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Assistance League’s literacy program reaches more than 6000 students a year.\u00a0 Each year several schools in Visalia and Tulare County are selected to receive books.\u00a0 ALL students select a new book to take home for their home library.\u00a0 Literacy in the home begins with books in the home.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”READ MORE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#7a5a78″ custom_text=”#ffffff” align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1477160993558{margin-top: -10px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Farchive.assistanceleague.org%2Fvisalia%2Fphilanthropic-programs%2Frainbow-reading%2F||”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1477161089333{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”3939″ img_size=”300×300″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”3″ accent_color=”#22387d”][vc_custom_heading text=”Le Bag – Hygiene Kits” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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Hygiene kits are provided to all students who are clothed in Operation School Bell. \u00a0Kits include a variety of items to teach hygiene to all students.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”READ MORE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#7a5a78″ custom_text=”#ffffff” align=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1477161001348{margin-top: -10px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Farchive.assistanceleague.org%2Fvisalia%2Fphilanthropic-programs%2Fle-bag%2F||”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our Philanthropic Programs Address the Needs of Children And Adults [\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” border_width=”3″ css=”.vc_custom_1477159468261{margin-top: -25px !important;}” accent_color=”#22387d”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1477161039894{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text] Operation School Bell\u00ae Elementary and middle school students \u00a0\u201cshop\u201d for brand new clothing with their parents and Assistance League of Visalia volunteers at our community partner, \u00a0Penney’s. \u00a0 \u00a0Each student leaves with a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-980","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.assistanceleague.org\/visalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.assistanceleague.org\/visalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.assistanceleague.org\/visalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.assistanceleague.org\/visalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.assistanceleague.org\/visalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=980"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/archive.assistanceleague.org\/visalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6622,"href":"https:\/\/archive.assistanceleague.org\/visalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/980\/revisions\/6622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.assistanceleague.org\/visalia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=980"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}