The Assistance League of Atlanta is a volunteer non-profit organization that helps children and adults in need through six community programs including Operation School Bell. Operation School Bell provides new clothing and uniforms to school children in need, assisting over 6,500 children in the 2008-2009 year. Studies show an additional 200,000 children in metro Atlanta require assistance. The League is seeking funds to clothe more children and facilitate their learning. Nearly 80% of the League's funding comes from thrift shop sales.

1. Assistance League of
Atlanta
Helping Children and Adults in
Need

2. Assistance League of
Atlanta Description
• Assistance League is a national,
volunteer non-profit organization
that helps children and adults in need
through six community-based
philanthropic programs.
• Operation School Bell
• Bears for Children
• Wee Help
• Shepherd Center Patient Support
• New Beginnings
• Links to Education

3. Proposed Use of Funds
Provide
Clothing to Children
• Operation School Bell provides new clothing and
uniforms to school children in need.
• Working with school counselors and social
agencies, in the 2008-2009 fiscal year,
Assistance League of Atlanta provided school
clothing to over 6,500 children in more than 175
area schools.
• Studies show that an additional 200,000 children
in metro Atlanta are in need. Our goal is to clothe
additional school children to facilitate learning.

4. Agency Income
$572,142 TOTAL
$451,209 Thrift Shop
19,650 Membership Dues
12,298 Donations
3,405 In-Kind Donations
18,386 Investment Return
3,304 Misc.
Nearly 80 percent of Assistance League’s funding in
Atlanta comes from the sale of donated goods in
its Attic Treasures Thrift Shop.
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5. Prior Charity Guild
Funding
• No Prior Funding from Charity Guild

6. Agency Expenses
Program Services
$373,639 75% of total expense
Management and General
$17,154 3% of total expense
Fundraising
$96,002** 19% of total expense
** Includes Thrift Shop Expenses

7. Agency Strengths
• Assistance League of Atlanta, has 250 volunteer
members and no paid staff. Our building was paid
off within three years of construction.
• Assistance League of Atlanta consistently returns
over 75 percent of its income to the community.
• We draw strength from being part of a national
organization that has 26,000 volunteers in 122
cities across the country.
• Nationally, 1.2 million people are served each
year by Assistance League, including 270,000
children who receive school clothing through
Operation School Bell.

8. 2010 Challenges
• Requests for help for children from social
workers and schools are at an all time high.
• With existing funding, we are limited as to the
scope of the support that we can provide area
schools.
• We are working to keep out thrift shop among the
best in the area to keep our income stream
constant.
• We look to grow our programs with being mindful
of space as our facility is at capacity.