Causes: Children & Youth, Children & Youth Services, Community Service Clubs, Human Services, Victims Services

Mission: Assistance League® of the Eastside serves the immediate, unmet needs of children and adults challenged by hardship or violence, strengthening our community while fostering dignity, confidence, and hope. Assistance League of the Eastside is a member-driven, nonprofit organization that puts caring and commitment into action through community-based charity projects.

Results: Our Philanthropic Program Numbers Through the Years: Clothed over 39,000 children in the Bellevue, Lake Washington, and Northshore School Districts, through Operation School Bell®; Provided over 17,500 survivors of assault across Washington State with Assault Survivor Kits®; Supported over 4,000 individuals beginning a new life free of violence through Starting Over Support; Provided support to over 440 homeless women through Help4Homeless program; Returned over $4.5 million to our community

Target demographics: clothe disadvantaged students in the Bellevue School District, Lake Washington School District and Northshore School District; support survivors of assault and the homeless; assist families affected by domestic violence

Direct beneficiaries per year: SCHOOL KIDS CLOTHED- 4065 (1000 MORE THAN LAST YEAR) ; ASSAULT SURVIVORS ASSISTED - 1737; FAMILY MEMBERS FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELPED - 500 ; HOMELESS WOMEN AIDED - 291; VOLUNTEER HOURS DONATED - 21,365 (VALUED AT $492,896); REVENUES GIVEN DIRECTLY BACK TO COMMUNITY - 85%

Geographic areas served: the Eastside of Lake Washington in the Seattle Area to include Bellevue, Redmond, Sammamish, Woodinville, Bothell & Kenmore

Programs: Operation School Bell®, Assault Survivor Kits, Help for Homeless, and Starting Over Support