Description:“Our goal was simple: who knows the needs of students more than the teachers who teach them daily? Through our innovative and self-sustaining funding, we are able to purchase much-needed basic school supplies and products. By joining forces with national corporate donors, Compassion Coalition’s: Equipped 2 Teach ensures that educational tools are enhancing the classroom and educational experience locally in CNY.
The national average that teachers spend on their own classroom supplies is $498 per year, but when speaking with local teachers, we learned that the cost far exceeded that.
Since December 2017, Compassion Coalition’s: Equipped 2 Teach has been serving 60 schools and counting! This stylized store is located at 506 Columbia Street. Teachers obtain much needed educational and classroom essentials with a value between $700-$1,000 in educational support to pass on to their students.
Equipped 2 Teach is currently scheduling schools to shop by appointment.”
NOTE: Compassion Coalition maintains a personal relationship with each school that they work with. They will not take on new schools when they are at capacity. Teachers are invited to shop and have a scheduled week based on school qualifications.
The product amount each teacher takes is up to them when shopping. The store is completely free, but a monetary value is put on the items to help shoppers follow the grant limitations. Compassion Coalition keeps inventory based on teacher shopping lists. Compassion Coalition’s store, Bargain Grocery, outfits Equipped 2 Teach and spends about $50,000 each year to ensure these teachers/students have what is needed. They also work with national donors.