In North Carolina’s largest school district, WakeEd Partnership’s Tools4Schools program provides teachers with free classroom supplies every year.
For the 2024-2025 school year, donors gave the annual supply drive more than 400,000 items to stock its free classroom supply store for Wake County Public Schools teachers.
“This community has come together yet again in a significant way to support the educators and students of Wake County Public Schools,” stated Keith Poston, President of WakeEd Partnership, in a release. “These donated supplies are already making their way into classrooms throughout Wake County, helping to alleviate the financial strain on our incredible teachers who report spending from $900 to $1,300 annually from their own pockets to provide the necessary supplies for their students.”
In addition to more than 400,000 school supply items, WakeEd raised over $70,000 in monetary donations, including a $20,000 challenge match from the 4 Others Foundation, according to the group.
Since Tools4Schools reopened for the new school year on August 6, over 1,000 teachers have shopped and left with $126,117.66 in new classroom supplies at no out-of-pocket cost.
If you would like to donate, donations can be dropped off year-round at the Tools4Schools warehouse, at 1816 Capital Blvd. in Raleigh. There’s also an Amazon wish list on its website for online shopping.
For more information, go to https://www.wakeed.org/tools4schools/
