Kids In Need

read moreProvides underserved teachers with a semester's worth of essential school supplies for their class of students. Fund a teacher, school, or entire school district with critically needed items. Provides a backpack filled with school supplies to a student in need. While individuals can provide support for students, this program empowers groups and companies to come together to host backpack builds, fundraise to adopt a school in need, or provide company match programs. Provides supplies to teachers and students affected by natural disasters.

read moreTo achieve this, we partner with teachers and students in under-resourced schools to provide the support needed for teachers to teach and learners to learn. We know that when teachers are able to focus on teaching, rather than resourcing, education wins. Through our signature programs and network of 42 well-established resource centers across the country, we have provided over $1 billion in product over the last 25 years. In fact, each year we provide over $100 million in resources, and last year we served over 5 million students and over 200,000 teachers.

read moreIn under-resourced schools across the country, educators lack the proper funding to support their classes and do their jobs well. This puts a heavy burden on our teachers to provide the essential resources needed for their students to succeed. A recent survey of teachers in our network revealed that the average teacher spends up to two paychecks a year to purchase school supplies. This is a strain that often contributes to high attrition rates and leaves our schools struggling to find and retain highly-qualified individuals to do this important work.