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- EIN 23-7021166
- (915) 564-0600
- Po Box 3735 El Paso TX 79923-3735 USA
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Causes: Gift Distribution, Human Services
Mission: We operate four programs that benefit those in need in the el paso area, both city and county. Each program provides services of benefit to citizens of the community. These programs are operation school bell (provides clothing and school supplies), paso bear (stuffed animals to people in crisis situations), assault survivor kits (clothing and hygiene items), and we help others (focus on families in need).
Programs: Operation school bell, is in its 51st year of service and provides free school clothing to the most economically-disadvantaged children attending all el paso county public elementary schools. These are schoolchildren enrolled in first through fifth grade. The clothing provided is suitable for school and includes school uniforms if required. This past school year, 3670, children were served and the goal for the coming year is to serve at least 3800 children. Each child is provided with a pair of good quality shoes; 7 pair of socks; 6 pair of underwear; 3 pair of pants; 3 t- or polo shirts; a pair of new shoes, and a hooded, zippered light jacket. If the school requires uniforms, the child is outfitted with the appropriate uniform in the school colors. Also, each child receives some hygiene items; such as, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap and a comb.
paso (put a smile on) bear, the second philanthropic administered by assistance league, is a program that provides cuddly teddy bears to first-responder service agencies; such as police and fire departments and other agencies, so they may in turn hand them out to children involved in traumatic situations or, sometimes, to adults in the same circumstances.
the third program is assault survivor kits (ask). Personal hygiene items and some simple clothing items are provided to sexual assault and/or rape victims (men, women and children) in the hospital (in collaboration with the sexual trauma assault response services) when the clothing they are wearing has to be confiscated as evidence by the police.
we help others