APS West, the Sundt Foundation, and the American Woodmark Foundation recently made grants to the Assistance League of Phoenix in support of Operation School Bell.
The Signature program provides more than 8,500 children in poverty with new school clothes and shoes each year. The program is delivered through its mobile changing centers, the Delivering Dreams Buses.
APS West Valley gave $ 10,000 while the Sundt Foundation gave $ 5,000. The American Woodmark Foundation donated $ 1,500.
“We are very excited to be able to help schools and children in need again,” said Aimee Runyon, chief executive officer of the Assistance League of Phoenix.
“The pandemic has left many more families in need and we are grateful for the support that enables us to help these children with new school clothes and shoes. Our corporate partners and foundations have been so incredibly generous. “
Assistance League of Phoenix works with more than 90 Title I schools year round. Each school can select up to 100 children to qualify for the program (free or discounted lunch students).
Once on board the Delivering Dream Bus, students work with volunteers to choose the right sizes. Each student receives a pack of approximately $ 250 worth of items and includes two bottoms, three tops, six pairs of socks, six underwear, a sweatshirt, a belt, a pair of shoes, a personalized health pack full of toiletries, and a new book.
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