Assistance League of North Coast

“The organization has regular members that are eligible to vote.”

“The governing body is elected by its members.”

“The members of the organization have the right to attend membership meetings and to participate in the deliberations and voting upon the business of such meetings.”

“A copy of form 990 is provided to the board of directors for review prior to filing the return.”

“On an annual basis each member of the board of directors and the president are required to confirm their compliance with the leagues conflict of interest policy. Throughout the year management and board members interact frequently to be informed about contractual agreements and other instances that may give rise to a conflict of interest. When a conflict of interest is identified, the president will work with the conflicted party to ensure proper actions are taken. The action may be that the memeber is recused from voting, the relationship with the conflicted party is limited or terminated, or the conflicted member resigns.”

“Documents are available on website- alnc.org”

“Thrift store expenses are reported against revenue. In previous years we have reported thrift store expenses as operational expenses.”

“Operation school bell provided children with new school clothing, shoes, books, health kits, and educational support through the following programs in the three districts: --footsteps and health kits: provided new shoes, socks, and health kits to 1,554 students at 37 elementary schools --clothing children: provided 271 elementary and secondary students with shopping trips to purchase new school clothing --winter warmth: provided 1006 elementary students with jackets and blankets --world of books: provided 18 elementary schools with new books for their libraries --emergency clothing: provides new and gently used tops, pants, and jackets and new underwear for unforeseen needs and accidents of children while at school. --new haven youth and family services: provided shopping trips to purchase school and high school graduation clothing for 59 at-risk teen boys --chapters for children: provided 515 children of camp pendleton military families with back-to-school clothing --teacher grants: provided 20 teachers who completed online applications with grants up to $500 to be used for a classroom project --baby real deal: provided 180 high school students with a parenting experience using an infant simulator to teach the realities of caring for a baby --assisteens: a community service program for students in 9th - 12th grades; students meet monthly and worked in the thrift shop, helped with fundraisers, and helped on operation school bell programs.”