How do i get help getting school supplies for two children going to kindergarten?

Question

i have one child going to kindergarten and one going to preschool how do i get help with supplies?

Answer 1

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What exactly are you asking? You don't know what to get, you can't physically get them, or you can't afford them???

Call the school...they have a list of needed supplies.

If it is a money issue...call your local church or Goodwill/Salvation center. Try the dollar store too.

I am a teacher, and I can quite honestly say, that parents buy a lot of junk their kids don't need (or may never use). I have my own classroom set of crayons, colored pencils, glue sticks, scissors, rulers, paper, notepads, etc. ~ but it really depends upon the school district you are in and how tight they are with $ for classroom supplies.

For really good deals, wait until the week school starts or even the first week school starts and you can get crayons for 10 cents a box, notebooks for 15 cents, and so on from office supply stores (Staples, Office Depot) ~ if you are looking for a popular item, it will not be there that late in the season, but if you are looking for your run-of-the mill basic items, you'll have a lot to chose from.

Answer 2

you go to the local store,.. check the school supply list,.. gather the supplies put them into your basket and then push your basket thru the check-out counter and pay for the supplies


by help do you mean,.. you want "Free School Supplies" for your children? Contact your local charity organizations for a hand out

Answer 3

Ask the school(s)

They will have lists of what you need to get.

For lo income they will have referal sheets for programs to get it free too... But you have to prove you need the assistance and aren't just being cheap, asking others to pay for your kid's stuff..

Answer 4

A few weeks before school starts walmart puts out these lists found near the school supplies.They will tell you what you need to buy for your child.Last year the had them for preschool-12th grade.

Answer 5

Well, If your talking about just school supplies like pencils and paper, crayons and things like that you could try a place like a flea market or thrift store, I found a stand ( many actually) that had packs of pencils and other supplies for dirt cheap! Like 50 pencils for 10 cents. As far as clothes and backpacks go you could try the Goodwill or garage sales.

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Im sorry, Im not sure what you mean...do you need supplies for cheap or do you need the lists?

Answer 6

In larger cities, there are many drives for back to school supplies. Many of these drop offs are at major grocery stores, radio, and TV stations. These drives will probably be in about two weeks and you will be hearing about them. Call the Red Cross, United Way, Salvation Army, and the school your children will attend. They can also guide you to distribution sites. Some of these will be area churches. Good luck.

Answer 7

First off mabey some of the people "answering" your question should go back to school.
If you contact your local department of social services office,or look up community service agencies in your area they can give you a valueable list of organizations that help with school supplies.(yes give them for free)
Like in c/s CO there is "Chrismas Unlimited" that goes thru several agencies to help us parents out,the social service office and Comunity Health Dept. are a couple places to pick up applications.
Also there is "Operation School Bell" that will give your child a few NEW clothes,under clothes,socks,a coat ect. .Usually you need a referal for this service,mainly from a school counsler.
Which opens another door for supplies,is contact your school counsler and they should have a list of orgs. that will assist you and they can give you the needed referals.
Salvation Army can give you Walmart gift cards good only for shoes.
Almost all churches that assist the community ,have school supplies they give out as well as the community sevice agencies.
The internet is an invaluable source of info. changing search words in same queery will give you more choices.
Good luck in your search,n to all the "Smarties" out there with their dumb comments n obvious put downs,she's smart enough to venture out there for help for her childerens education,disreguarding people like you will spend their time "commenting" on ?'s like this instead of helping them selves or others like she is ,who's the dummie now?BACK TO SCHOOL!!!!