Free school supply giveaways from stores and companies
Many stores, national corporations, and local businesses also help kids get free school supplies. In general, they are national corporations with local operations. While the programs vary, they will usually operate from May to September 2024, often in partnership with a charity such as the Salvation Army or Saint Vincent de Paul. Find corporations that giveaway free school supplies and products in a local community.
These stores or companies help students from families living in or near poverty. They are provided a free gift certificate by a retailer to shop at a store, which they can use purchase their needed school supplies. Or they may be given the items they need directly, such as a free school backpack, uniform, shoes, tablets, and other clothing items. Many companies will also give free classroom supplies to teachers to help furnish their classroom.
Corporate initiatives to get free school supplies from
Kids In Need Foundation (KINF) coordinates free school giveaway events with corporations. They hold events throughout the nation, and major sponsors include Office Depot, Deluxe, Sharpie, McDonald's, and Elmer's. The program will give free back to school supplies to students and classroom items to teachers. Look here for more details on local campaigns and the companies that give out school items in partnership with Kids in Need.
- Supply a Teacher is an affiliate of Kids in Need. However this non-profit focuses on providing teachers with free supplies for their classroom. The organization partners with national retailers such as Target and WalMart, local non-profits and others to help teachers, no matter their income, get classroom stuff. Get details here. https://supplyateacher.org/home.
Target will have local, store specific assistance programs. The retailer will often partner with organizations like United Way, the Salvation Army and Kids In Need Foundation for back-to-school campaigns. They also have a number of discount programs. There are also free Back to School Spree shopping events in partnership with local charity groups.
Office Depot has annual "Backpack Giveaway" event in which a few million dollars (in aggregate) of supplies is given to kids from low-income families. There will be a backpack with as such as $100 is supplies such as paper, pencils, binders, and more.
Authorized Verizon stores that are part of TCC give free backpacks to kids. Over one thousand local stores give free clothes, electronics, sneakers, notebooks and other goods to students from grades K-12. In most years over 100,000 kids will get a backpack full of items, and look here for the Verizon Backpack Giveaway service.
Staples partners with Boys & Girls Clubs and other non-profits on a program known as Staples for Students as well as Staples Advantage. They also partners with local discounts on the program to be sure the supplies get to those in highest need. They also have discounted Chromebooks, laptops, computers and other electronics to help kids with distance learning, or look here for free technology items for the low income.
Boys and Girls Club of America partners with local companies and national retailers to help students in low-income areas. There are free school supplies, gift cards, clothes, and even food. The non-profit organization has worked with AT&T, Bank of America and other corporations in the past to help students. They also help kids with digital learning, including with tablets and electronics. Or look here for Boys and Girls Club details.
Apply for school supply help from a store
Each store that offers a back to school supply program will have their own means of providing assistance. Working together, these free or low cost school supplies are available in partnership with other groups as well, such as the United Way.
To apply for a school supply drive at a store, families can make inquiries into whether these programs are available to them at a local non-profit organization. The Salvation Army is often a good place for referrals. The goal of these companies, and many others, is to ensure that children of all ages have the items they need for growing and learning at school. Or dial a local 211 referral service for details on these services, and look here for details on United Way School supply events as well.
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