Operation School Bell® provides clothing for elementary and junior high school children in need attending local area schools. Assistance League® provides vouchers of a specified amount of money per child to local schools to be distributed. The schools screen the families to determine eligibility and provide them vouchers for the children to use on specific dates at one of two local Target stores that have agreed to participate in the program. Assistance League® volunteers are always available to help the families during the shopping experience. Some children will be wearing all-new clothes for the first time. Approximately 400 students from four local school districts participated in the 2024-2025 school year.
The nationwide Operation School Bell® program has clothed more than 300,000 children annually. Our Whittier Chapter has been participating since 1999.
In 2023-2024, the Operation School Bell® committee provided 8 cases of Bayer/Rid Lice shampoo to four school districts for the school nurses to distribute to the schools as needed.
