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Teachers Turning To Free Supply Shops To Outfit Their Classrooms

Adelina Lancianese

August 17, 2018 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Baltimore, Maryland

The Baltimore Teacher Supply Swap offsets the cost of school supplies for the American teachers who spend on average $500 out of pocket to outfit their classrooms. Supply Swap solicits donations and recycled supplies from the community to redistribute to the city’s instructors. The nonprofit, which operates out of a warehouse and a traveling truck, is now looking to scale its model to districts nationwide.

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