Assistance League has provided nearly 1,300 backpacks filled with school supplies to local children in need for the school year. About 40 league members spent more than 80 hours packing and delivering backpacks to 13 schools in Simi Valley, Moorpark and Thousand Oaks.

The league is a chapter of National Assistance League, a nonprofit, volunteer organization whose members identify, develop, implement and fund ongoing philanthropic projects to improve the lives of children and adults.

For details, call (805) 3795686 or visit the chapter’s website at www.alcv.net.