Assistance League of
Albuquerque
Volunteers enriching lives for a better community
Albuquerque
Volunteers enriching lives for a better community
For Our Members:
Philanthropic Programs
Assault Survivor Kits®Blue Portal Senior Craft Shop
Buddy Bear Patrol
Kids Are Pretty Special
Operation School Bell®
Share
Sparkle
Tender Loving Care
The Kids on the Block
Assault Survivor Kits®
| The program, affiliated with Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE) provides clothing and hygiene kits for assault victims. In 2008 we aided 437 victims. SANE operates out of The Family Advocacy Center in downtown Albuquerque. |
Blue Portal Senior Craft Shop
| Blue Portal, one of our philanthropic programs, provides a unique outlet for area senior citizen crafters and artists to sell their handcrafted items in our gift and craft shop. Blue Portal is located in the Old Town section of Albuquerque. Last year we returned $116,824.00 to 366 of our senior crafters. The Blue Portal is one of the historical buildings in Albuquerque, located at 2107 Church St. Locals and tourists know it very well as one of the prime places to shop in Albuquerque for unique gifts. The Blue Portal program aids area senior crafters to supplement their incomes. |
Buddy Bear Patrol
| Provides provides teddy bears through Albuquerque Police and Fire Departments to children in times of crises. |
Kids Are Pretty Special
| In 2006 we provided hygiene kits to approximately 720 assault victims. The Kids are Pretty Special program provides clothing to the Children, Youth and Family Department for children who are identified as being at risk. In 2006 we provided diapers, formula, baby food, and 20 members worked 269 hours. |
Operation School Bell®
| Through December 2008, Operation School Bell has made a difference in the lives of 3,250 school students in the Albuquerque Public School system. Each of these students, ranging in age from Kindergarten to 8th Grade, received 3 polo shirts, 3 pairs of pants, 6 pairs of socks and a gift card for a pair of shoes. |
Share
| Distributes gently used items from Bargain Box Thrift to appropriate nonprofit organizations in the Albuquerque community. |
Sparkle
| The Sparkle committee provided 1740 grooming and hygiene kits to students at three elementary schools. Committee volunteers contribute a combined 315 hours assembling hygiene kits that were picked up by school nurses. |
Tender Loving Care
| Provides receiving blankets and preemie caps for newborn babies and chemo caps for cancer patients at University of New Mexico Hospital. |
The Kids on the Block
| Kids on the Block is a nationally licensed and trademarked puppet program This committee will perform as many as 50 puppet shows throughout the year puppet for Albuquerque elementary schools on topics such stranger danger, bullying, and peer pressure. |
