Donate to the Back to School Consortium today
Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Donation drives have begun in the community to support the Back to School Consortium in Shoreline School District.
This year’s event on August 29th anticipates providing 1,300+ backpacks full of school supplies as well as clothing support and other resources to families in the Shoreline School District living with a low income and/or are experiencing circumstances in their lives that make it challenging to prepare their children for school in the fall.
Support our Shoreline School District Students and Donate Today!
Monetary donations can be made online or make your check payable to the Back to School Consortium and send it to Center for Human Services 17018 15th Ave NE Shoreline, WA 98155.
It costs a family at least:
$15 to provide new underwear and socks for a child
$30 to provide supplies for a Kindergarten-2nd grader
$50 to provide supplies for a 3-6th grader
$75 to provide supplies for a 7-12th grader
Donations of School Supplies can be dropped off at any of our participating donation locations. A full list of Donation Locations are on the website
We are seeking donations of the following items:
Backpacks
Pens (red, blue,
black)
Colored pencils
Pencil boxes
Pencil pouches
Wide tip markers
Narrow tip markers
Erasers
Bottled glue
Rulers
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Pocket folders
3 ring binders (1-2”)
Loose leaf paper
(wide and college ruled)
Notebook dividers
Composition notebooks
Spiral notebooks
(wide and college)
Blunt scissors
Pointed children’s scissors
Glue sticks
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Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Shampoo
Conditioner
Deodorant
Body Wash
New socks (all sizes)
New underwear (all
sizes, boys and girls)
New or gently used clothing for kids
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No time to shop? Purchase suggested supplies from our Amazon Wish List and send to Center for Human Services, 17018 15th Ave NE, Shoreline, WA 98155
Register to Attend the Event: If your family would like to receive support from the Back to School Consortium, please register online or call 206-393-4916.
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4 comments:
don't we give enough money already to schools? If you can afford to live in Shoreline, generally you must have enough money to buy your children school supplies. I see children getting free school stuff and they have X-box games, mobile smart phones and Ipads. Let's give the money/items to children that really need help. I get embarrassed when I see things like this.
Poverty exists everywhere, even in Shoreline. According to the WA Dept for Early Learning, 28% of Shoreline students qualified for free or reduced lunches in 2012-2013. According to the USDA, a family of 4 earning less than $45,000/yr qualifies for reduced lunches. Considering how expensive rent is these days, it can be hard for families to afford "luxuries" like school supplies.
So...I was raised poor. I struggle with resentment when I am confronted with the choices parents make who also ask for assistance. My personal hot button is a family on "welfare" who all are walking with their Starbuck's frappucino's (extra whip!) while shopping...
Those comments make me sad. It is difficult to tell who is in need of help just by looking around the community, and we have more and more students who qualify for help. Our District total free & reduced lunch percentage was about 28% this year, and we know that not everyone who is eligible applies for help. Our schools ranged from 14% to nearly 43%. Find those statistics on the last column of the enrollment reports: http://www.shorelineschools.org/budget/budget_14-15/documents/1506_enrollment.pdf
And in 2013-14, Shoreline School District reported 262 homeless students: http://www.k12.wa.us/HomelessEd/pubdocs/2013-14HomelessChildrenandYouthDataReport.pdf
Some families just can't catch a break and need assistance for a longer time, some are newly struggling and might just need a little boost. But we do know that showing up with school supplies and clean clothes goes a long way toward making students successful in school. This is an amazing partnership, and I am grateful to have these supports in place for our families when they need help.
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