The Kids In Need Foundation (KINF), a non-profit organisation striving to provide free school supplies to students most in need, has launched a new programme to allow donors to choose a certain classroom to fund and aid. The programme, called SupplyAClassroom.org, allows donors anywhere to make a donation to provide school supplies directly to classrooms. The new programme, which focuses on KINF’s core mission of providing essential school supplies to the classrooms of children most in need, empowers donors to give to a classroom that is meaningful to them.
“In this season of giving, SupplyAClassroom.org is an intuitive way for anyone to support kids and classrooms in need of school supplies,” said Dave Smith, executive director of The Kids In Need Foundation. “No child should have to go to school without the notebooks, pencils and other supplies they need to succeed.”
How it Works
Each summer, teachers from across the country can submit a personal statement and share how the classroom supplies will impact their students. KINF shares this information on SupplyAClassroom.org. Donors can search for a specific teacher, a city or state, school district and find classrooms in the community in need of support.
Donors can choose to fund all or a portion of the school supplies, called Classroom Supply Boxes. Once a classroom has been fully funded, each classroom will receive two large Classroom Supply Boxes filled with enough core school supplies to last for at least one semester. Pencils, pencil pouches, folders, notebooks, sharpeners, erasers, rulers, and pens are included in every box. Additional items are included based on grade level, such as crayons and markers for younger grades, and loose-leaf paper and coloured pencils for older. The classrooms that receive these boxes are located in some of the most economically challenged communities in the US, where new school supplies are luxuries families often cannot afford. Donors are notified once the shipment arrives to the classroom and receives updates on how the supplies are being used.