Fill the Pack! Supply America's Future!
A Friend in Need, Inc. gives students the tools they need to succeed. Working directly with shelters and low-income schools, we deliver backpacks filled with school supplies to children who otherwise have nothing, and encourage them to stay in school and succeed.
We work directly with schools teaching children at or below the poverty level. Teachers contact us directly asking for help because children show up for school totally discourage when they don’t have the basic supplies they need. For example, an average middle school student is asked to bring all this to school:
- Backpack
- 2 pkgs. loose-leaf paper
- 3 Large erasers
- Crayons
- Metric ruler
- Standard ruler
- 7 - 2 pocket folders
- 7 spiral notebooks
- 2 dozen #2 pencils
- Markers
- Colored pencils
- Scissors
- Glue
- Highlighter
- Pencil bag
- 3-ring binder
- Spiral notebook
- Hand sanitizer
- 3 Kleenex boxes
2010-2011 Update
Once again, we delivered backpacks filled with school supplies to kids in need. Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to purchase enough notebooks, pencils, paper, erasers, glue, binders, pencil cases, crayons, markers, folders, rulers and scissors to fill XX backpacks. The backpacks were delivered to XX schools in Wisconsin and Illinois. These schools have a majority of students at or below the poverty level. When a teacher sees a student without the necessary supplies, they can pass along a backpack from A Friend in Need, Inc. Having the right supplies encourages students to stay in school and succeed!
Your tax deductible end of year donation will help so many precious children.
Or mail donations to:
A Friend in Need, Inc.1021 Palamino Drive Racine, WI 53402