Our Operation School Bell philanthropic program began in Irvine in 1990. We provide new school clothes to kids in need. For some children, this will be the first time they have ever had a new shirt, or a warm sweatshirt of their own. For the first time, they truly feel like they fit in with all the other kids.

Assistance League of Irvine awards scholarships to income-qualified high school students planning to attend Irvine Valley College.

One (1) graduating senior from each of the Irvine Unified School District High Schools planning to attend Irvine Valley College will be awarded a minimum $1,000 scholarship. Additional scholarships will be awarded to qualifying graduating Irvine Unified School District seniors planning to attend Irvine Valley College, without respect to high school of attendance, as funds are available.

Assistance League of Irvine has established scholarships to Irvine Valley College using proceeds from Assistance League of Irvine’s Thrift & Gift Shop income together with a $10,000 endowment called Assistance League of Irvine Scholarship Endowment. 

This scholarship is for low income parent, or re-entry student who live in Irvine.

Assistance League of Irvine has established scholarships under the Saddleback Valley College Career Technical Education program in conjunction with both the Irvine Valley College & Saddleback Valley Colleges as they are connected by the South County Community College District.  

The Certificate Scholarship Program provides financial assistance to income-qualified students who plan to complete a certificate at the community college level. 

Our Family Emergency Support program assists victims of domestic abuse who find themselves at the Human Options shelter with nothing more than the clothes they are wearing. Household items and other goods are also provided when families transition out of the shelter into independent living arrangements.

Assistance League of Irvine established a Vision Care program in 2014 to underwrite the expense of new glasses for income-qualified students attending Irvine Unified School District campuses. We work with Irvine optometrists, Dr. Bryant Vo from Parkview Optometry, who perform the eye exams.

If corrective lenses are prescribed, a student can select his or her frame of choice from a wide variety of contemporary styles. Typically within 10 working days, a student’s family is notified that the glasses are ready for a final fitting and pick up.

The Creative Educators Award is for is a grant given to teachers or counselors benefiting their students and was created to enhance school curriculum.

We are among the top 100 business partners supporting the Irvine Public Schools Foundation (IPSF). 

This grant to the UCI Claire Trevor School of the Arts helps them fund programs for the students.

Challenged teens and adults are given on-site work experience at Assistance League of Irvine’s Thrift & Gift Shop during regular business hours.

Contact Philanthropic Programs for more information or questions.