2025 Cascades Best Gold Award Winner 

- Non Profit Organization 
- Consignment / Thrift Store 

The Action League of Bellingham (formerly Assistance League of Bellingham) is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Since 1977, we've been creating multiple ways to help people in our county who need it most. Buy something, donate something, volunteer — it all counts toward the greater good.

A lot of people know us through our award-winning Thrift & Gift Shop. Our customers say it’s the nicest thrift store in town.

What really makes it special is we use all the proceeds from the store to fund our seven philanthropy programs. These programs ease people’s burdens and show them that they’re not alone. Their community is there for them.

For 44 years we were known as the Assistance League, and we belonged to a network of similar organizations across the country. We recently became a stand-alone nonprofit so we could direct all our energy and proceeds toward local people and programs. We changed our name, but our mission and values remain the same. Our Thrift & Gift Shop is still the nicest thrift store in town. And we’re more determined than ever to enable small acts of kindness that make a big difference in someone else’s life. Click here to learn more about our transition.