My Nonprofit Reviews

As a public school teacher, I have witnessed the need for adequate clothing for school children in need and warm coats to endure the Nebraska winters. Operation School Bell, a philanthropic program of ALO, provides clothing for needy area school children. For many of these children, it is the first time they actually get to shop for new clothes. ALO will also provide emergency clothing when contacted by various agencies that work with children in crisis. Having family members and close friends that work with foster children makes me very aware of the need. Many of these children arrive with the clothes on their backs or all of their worldly possessions in a paper bag. ALO also provides teddy bears for first responders and hospitals to give as comfort to children. The ALO programs also help women recovering from addiction, provide clothing and toiletries for women that have been assaulted, support for a program that helps teen parents graduate from high school, and more. The women in this organization volunteer many hours to raise the funds to support these programs and to carry out the goals of the organization. They make our city a kinder and more loving place to live.