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Operation School Bell
- Budget:
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$111,000
- Category:
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Human Services
- Population Served:
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Children Only (5 - 14 years)
Program Description:
Operation School Bell is the official project of National Assistance League. Locally, Operation School Bell provides under-privileged children with school uniforms, jackets, socks, underwear, belt, hygiene supplies and shoes. The project goal is to increase self-esteem, improve daily attendance and encourage an eagerness to learn.
Program Long-Term Success:
The growth of Operation School Bell has been remarkable. Hard work and determination by many Assistance League volunteers is apparent. The critical ingredient to the rapid growth of this project is the financial support of grants and individual donors. Since 2000, the Charles H. Dater Foundation has provided grants in excess of $290,000.
Program Short-Term Success:
The goal for the 2008-2009 school year is to clothe 1500 students in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area schools.
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Assault Survivor & Domestic Violence Kits
- Budget:
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$22,200
- Category:
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Human Services
- Population Served:
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Females, all ages or age unspecified
Program Description:
Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati is committed to help female victims of assault and violence. Almost one third of American women report being physically or sexually abused during their lifetime. To address the needs of these women, Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati provides clothing and personal care items to hospitals and shelters in the Cincinnati Ohio and Northern Kentucky area.
Program Long-Term Success:
To date, more than 14,000 Assault Survivor and Domestic Violence Kits have been distributed serving 22 hospitals and shelters in Butler, Clermont and Hamilton Counties in Ohio. Kentucky counties receiving kits include Boone, Campbell and Kenton.
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Program:
College Starter Kits
- Budget:
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$7,300
- Category:
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Human Services
- Population Served:
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Young Adults (20-25 years) -- currently not in use
Program Description:
Many first year college students depend on grants and financial aid for their tuition leaving little money for school supplies. Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati recognized this need and responded with a program that furnishes back-to-school supplies. The kits are filled with essential items such as a calculator, dictionary, flash drive, paper, pens, stapler and other basic school items. One recipient stated “it felt like Christmas” to receive the school supply kit.
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Program:
Learning Together
- Budget:
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$4,600
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Children Only (5 - 14 years)
Program Description:
Starting in 1998, Assistance League of Greater Cincinnati developed a program that provides reading tutors for elementary school students in some of the most impoverished areas of the Cincinnati Public School System. The program goal is to help students become proficient in reading at their grade level. The program was initiated in the Over-the-Rhine area of Cincinnati. Later, Mt. Washington Elementary School and Winton Hills Academy were added to the program. The personal attention given in this one-on-one tutoring project provides an opportunity for these children to achieve success in this vital educational skill. Pride and self-esteem are additional benefits gained by the children.
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Chatfield College Scholarship
- Budget:
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$2,500
- Category:
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Education
- Population Served:
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Young Adults (20-25 years) -- currently not in use
Program Description:
Chatfield College Scholarship - New program adopted in the 2008-2009 year.
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