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http://www.kidsmartstl.org
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Categories: Children, Educational, Hunger/Poverty, [ view all ]
KidSmart - Tools for Learning Charity Profile
OUR MISSION is to ensure that children and their classrooms in the Greater Metropolitan Saint Louis Area have the basic tools for learning by transferring, at no cost, the community's surplus supplies and merchandise into the hands of teachers for school children in need.
There are more than 80,000 students in St. Louis who cannot afford basic school supplies like pencils, paper and crayons. KidSmart—Tools for Learning helps these children succeed in school by providing free school supplies through KidSmart’s Free Store.
Donations from individuals and businesses help keep the shelves of KidSmart’s Free Store stocked with everything from crayons, markers and glue to business surplus items such as binders, envelopes and promotional items. Community volunteers stock the shelves, manage inventory and keep the free store running each shopping day.
KidSmart distributes the supplies through teachers who shop at KidSmart’s Free Store once a month. After shopping, teachers distribute the materials directly into the hands of our kids in need. Schools where 70% or more of the children are on the Federal Free and Reduced Lunch Program, a national poverty index, qualify to shop at KidSmart.
Since opening in 2002, KidSmart has distributed nearly $8 million in school supplies to more than 40,000 economically disadvantaged children in the area. There are still more than 40,000 students in desperate need of KidSmart services. With your help today we can paint a bright tomorrow for thousands of area kids in need.
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KidSmart - Tools for Learning Volunteer Information
Take donations, sort product, re-bundle bulk items, stock and straighten shelves, create displays, and perform general housekeeping duties.
Help teachers when shopping for free supplies. Answer questions and explain shopping procedures and requirements. Assist them in completing our check-out form.
Invite friends, co-workers, relatives to come for a free lunch and tour of KidSmart. This is not a fundraiser.
KidSmart offers a variety of group volunteer activities that can be tailored to your group or organization.
KidSmart - Tools for Learning Donation Information
KidSmart relies on the generosity of the community to provide local kids in need with the tools they need to succeed in school.
Your donation will have a positive impact on the education of thousands of local students in need.
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Kidsmart - Tools For Learning
