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| The Storehouse |
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Providing Life's Fundamentals for Children and Families |
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Supporting Young Learners
The Storehouse also provides free school supplies for teachers who work in schools that serve predominantly low-income families. Teachers can stock up on teaching aids as well as books, binders, backpacks, pencils, art supplies, and posters. They also might find educational toys and games that can be used as incentives for stellar schoolwork or good behavior. Thanks to The Storehouse, teachers in participating schools don’t have to dig into their own wallets or watch their students go without essential supplies.
Manufacturers and retailers donate their overstock and surplus goods to The Storehouse, providing high-quality, much-needed tools for learning.
Lisa, who teaches at Anderson Elementary, describes the results of shopping at The Storehouse as “awesome.” In a letter to the program director and staff she writes:
Thanks to The Storehouse . . .
- I had 37 days of perfect attendance. That’s up 11 days from last year.
- On average, I had 96 percent attendance. That’s up 7 percent from last year.
- I used the zipper notebooks for communication between home and school. It was extremely successful and I want to do it again next year.
- My students had fewer trips to the behavior room. I sent only two students out of the room this entire year.
Last year, teachers from 40 schools visited The Storehouse and put new school supplies into the hands of more than 30,000 students in Minneapolis and St. Paul public and private schools.
Partners Make it Happen
The Storehouse goods are used in all of World Vision’s programs in the Twin Cities. In the past year, nearly $1.3 million worth of basic items and schools supplies were distributed to churches, schools, and community groups working to strengthen communities in the Twin Cities. The Storehouse helps build bridges between these partners, and weave a network of support for those who are working hard to build better lives.
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