11 Organizations That Support Students in Need

Help for students who need it.

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More than ever, we need to look out for each other. Our lives have been turned upside down, and every day seems to bring new challenges and greater uncertainty. That’s why we’ve put together this list of organizations that support students in need, including yours! Check them out to see how to connect your students to the resources they offer.

Feeding America

The Feeding America network is the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, working to connect people with food banks, food pantries, and meal programs, as well as their School Pantry Program and BackPack Program.

Red Nose Day

Red Nose Day is a campaign with the mission to end child poverty by funding programs that keep children safe, healthy, and educated—all through the power of entertainment.

Kids in Need Foundation

This large-scale charity provides a backpack filled with school supplies to a student in need. Kids in Need empowers groups and companies to come together to host backpack builds, fundraise to adopt a school in need, or provide company match programs.

No Kid Hungry

No Kid Hungry works to end child hunger in America by ensuring that all children get the healthy food they need every day to thrive.

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Schools on Wheels

School on Wheels volunteers provide free tutoring and mentoring to children from kindergarten through twelfth grade living in shelters, motels, vehicles, group foster homes, and the streets of Southern California. There are other chapters too, such as School on Wheels of Massachusetts, so search for one in your area!

DonorsChoose

Founded in 2000 by a high school teacher in the Bronx, DonorsChoose empowers public school teachers from across the country to request much-needed materials for their students.

Operation Backpack

Every year, Operation Backpack has relied on the generosity of donors to ensure that every child living in a New York City homeless or domestic violence shelter has a top-quality backpack filled with grade-specific supplies. Not in New York? Do a search to find a chapter nearest you.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America takes multiple approaches to helping kids succeed. They offer trained, caring mentors, fun and safe places to grow and thrive, and innovative, quality programs designed to empower youth to excel in school and lead healthy, productive lives.

First Book

First Book believes that education is the best path out of poverty for kids in need, but access to quality education is far from equal. Kids in low-income communities may have significantly less access to books and learning materials and a lack of diversity in the books that do reach them. First Book’s mission is to remove these barriers so every child has the chance to learn. To combat academic backsliding and emotional isolation, First Book has deployed nearly two million books to emergency feeding sites, homeless shelters, and other programs.

EveryoneOn

Millions of students are learning from home right now, but at least 15 percent of U.S. households with school-age children don’t have high-speed internet connections. EveryoneOn works to bring low-cost Internet and computer offers to those in need.

Comp-U-Dot

Comp-U-Dopt is an organization that provides technology access and education to underserved youth. They believe that every child deserves equal access to education and opportunity.

Do you know of any other organizations that support students in need? Please share in the comments below.

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11 Organizations That Support Students in Need