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| The Storehouse |
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Free school supplies from The Storehouse help students whose families find it difficult to afford valuable tools for learning. |
Valuable Resources for Children and Families in Need |
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Launching Dreams
A binder and a book—simple items, but items that can fuel dreams and deliver hope to youngsters from deprived inner-city neighborhoods.
Alex attends Loren Miller Elementary, a school filled with children whose parents find it difficult, if not impossible, to buy the school supplies their children need for academic success. But thanks to The Storehouse, Alex’s teacher can supply him and his classmates with many tools needed to be successful learners. Alex was a third-grader when he expressed his appreciation in a letter:
Dear Friends,
Hello, my name is Alex…I am writing this letter to thank you for the things you gave me.
…I used the binder so I could write this letter to you. I used the science book so I could learn about more things. The science book was the one I enjoyed the most because I am going to become the best scientist in the world. I really appreciate the things you gave me. |
A dream is launched and hope is planted, thanks to donated school supplies and dedicated volunteers who make The Storehouse an answer to teachers’ and young children’s prayers.
The Storehouse allows teachers in schools that serve low-income neighborhoods to “shop” regularly for supplies needed by their students and in their classrooms. Students like Alex and his classmates often go to school without even pencils or paper because in some homes, decisions have to be made: school supplies or groceries. School supplies rarely win. Statistics show students who lack resources lag behind their schoolmates. Teachers often try to narrow that gap by spending hundreds, and sometimes thousands of their own dollars to provide needed tools for learning.
Generous corporate donors keeps the shelves filled with pens, pencils, crayons, paper, binders, books, art supplies, and even learning games and toys that can be used as rewards or incentives. These items have made a difference in the lives of nearly 140,000 children in 83 area schools during the past year.
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