Assistance League of
Charlotte
"changing lives, child by child"

Philanthropic Programs

Assistance League of Charlotte Outreach
Assistance League of Charlotte Scholarship Fund
Mecklenburg County Teen Court
Operation Check Hunger
Operation School Bell®

Assistance League of Charlotte Outreach

... is designed to provide goods and services for short term needs to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community and assist with possible long term needs of partnering organizations. More than $21,500 in goods was contributed to other local nonprofit agencies last year. Of 21,000 Thrift Shop purchases in 2008-2009, over half were made by individuals from low income neighborhoods.

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Assistance League of Charlotte Scholarship Fund

... awards scholarship funding to Charlotte Mecklenburg graduating seniors and previous scholarship recipients. Assistance League of Charlotte Scholarship in Memory of Tere Berigan in the amount of $10,000 is awarded to a graduating senior planning to attend one of the 16 universities within the University of North Carolina System. Tere Berigan was a charter member of Assistance League of Charlotte. Assistance League of Charlotte Previous Recipient Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 is awarded to a previous scholarship recipient who is an undergraduate enrolled in one of the 16 universities within the University of North Carolina System. Assistance League of Charlotte Scholarship in Honor of Gary and Margaret Lincoln is awarded to a graduating senior planning to attend Central Piedmont Community College (CPCC). The scholarship shall be funded up to the amount of $2,500 per year. All Scholarships are based on community service and financial need. Additional Scholarships are awarded as funding permits. In 2008-2009, 5 college scholarships were awarded at a total cost of $19,500. If you require further information, contact the Scholarship Committee using the link below.

Contact the Scholarship Committee
Click here to download 2010-2011 Application (Adobe Acrobat, 35KB)

Mecklenburg County Teen Court

... is designed to provide juveniles with no previous convictions a second chance when they admit their guilt to a misdemeanor offense and agree to be tried by a jury of their peers and take responsibility for their actions. Defendants are referred to Teen Court only by the Department of Juvenile Justice and by School Resource Officers and are thoroughly screened for appropriateness to the program. The program also trains teen volunteers in the legal process as jurors, clerks of court, bailiffs, and attorneys, and emphasizes communication, leadership, and diversity skills. Court hearings take place normally on the first and third Tuesdays of each month from 5 to 8:30 p.m. at the Mecklenburg County Courts Building. In 2008-2009, Mecklenburg County Teen Court assisted 433 youthful offenders and volunteer teens to provide 7,941 hours of community service. A total of 153 defendants successfully completed their cases. Teens who are interested in becoming volunteers in the program must be between the ages of 11 and 18, be willing to make a year-long commitment (attending as their school, family, and extra-curricular activities allow), and fill out and submit the Teen Volunteer Application. Once the application has been received, the parent and child will be contacted by phone to answer any questions, give additional information, and schedule the teen for training. The program provides community service hours for students who require them.

Click here for Teen Volunteer Application (Adobe Acrobat, 30KB)
Click here for map (Adobe Acrobat, 152KB)

Operation Check Hunger

... was established in 1993 as Assistance League of Charlotte's first philanthropic program. It is designed to alleviate children's hunger by distributing food through three major community sources. During the 2008-2009 school year, 2,668 elementary school children were provided nutritious snacks each school day, with a total of more than 432,000 snacks delivered by chapter volunteers. Another 8,000 men, women and children received protein-enriched food products through donations to Loaves & Fishes and Second Harvest FOODBANK of Metrolina.

Operation School Bell®

... provides basic school clothing and books to children in need in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools to enhance self-esteem, promote learning, and encourage regular school attendance. With the help of an Assistance League of Charlotte volunteer, each child selects a new jacket, two uniforms (white polo shirts and navy slacks), a pair of school shoes, six pairs of socks and underwear, a book and a grooming kit. In 2008-2009, Operation School Bell clothed 1,590 children through the School Bell store and provided an additional 44 children with new clothes through school clothes closets and Community Link. Since 1995, the program has clothed over 19,000 children. Operation School Bell is the signature philanthropic program of Assistance League nationwide, serving nearly 250,000 children annually.