$25
Provides pencils for three classrooms teachers
Every day, classroom teachers are providing basic supplies to students to achieve academic success. Social issues such as homelessness, foster care, domestic violence span every socio-economic sector and prevent children from attending school with the basic supplies to succeed. By providing teachers with needed supplies for free through the Teacher Resource Center at ScrapsKC, their classrooms can be a haven for at-risk children while providing consistency for learning.
Although educators are in need of classroom supplies for their students, corporations and businesses dispose of the same basic items due to surplus supplies and hybrid/remote work models. ScrapsKC bridges the gap between environmental and educational resource needed by transferring those unwanted supplies to teachers. Together we can make a difference in education.
Together, We Can Do Better
Education
$860
average out-of-pocket teachers spend annually on school supplies
1,956
teachers who have received free school supplies from ScrapsKC since 2016
58,860
students have been impacted by free supplies from ScrapsKC since 2016
Environment
155,000
pounds of school and office supplies in 2023 diverted by ScrapsKC
515,000
sheets of notebook paper requested in one district for 2,925 students
11,100
washable markers requested for grades K-6 in a local elementary school
Reality
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"I work in what I call a "pocket of poverty". Although my school is in a wealthy suburban district, our immediate area is filled with low-income housing and homeless shelters. Many of our students' families are new to this country. The TRC is a wonderful way to supplement our equipment and supplies. It allows us to provide basic necessities that many of our families simply cannot provide."
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"I was able to get highlighters for my students so they could annotate the texts we were reading. This made a huge impact on those students who didn't already have one. It helped them feel included to have their very own instead of always having to borrow mine."
What to Know
Teachers spend personal time searching for free and inexpensive supplies for their students and curriculum needs.
Donating unwanted school and office supplies to ScraspKC saves on janitorial and disposal costs and keeps working supplies in circulation.
Prepackaged school supply fundraisers discourage reusing of school supplies and create enormous amounts of waste annually.
What Your Gift Can Do
$50
Provides crayons and glue sticks to one classroom teacher
$100
Provides one student with a year of school supplies
$500
Provides a teacher with supplies for one academic year ($1,000 value)