There is a moment in every school year when the energy shifts.

The newness of back-to-school has settled. Routines are established. Students are deep in their learning—asking questions, building confidence, and finding their voice. But behind the scenes, something else begins to surface. Supplies run low. Budgets tighten. And the quiet pressure on teachers grows.

This is the moment Ready, Set, Restock was designed for. And because of you, classrooms didn’t have to navigate that moment alone.

Because of you, Ready, Set, Restock did exactly what it was designed to do—strengthen classrooms at the moment they needed it most. Your generosity ensured that teachers and students did not have to face the second half of the school year alone.

Your support is already hard at work. Through our Second Responder program, funding is being directed to Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Columbia Heights school districts as their educators and families navigate new and temporary learning models. At the same time, our Teacher Resource Center is equipping educators statewide—directly supporting more than 55,000 students with essential classroom materials. This is what your support makes possible: immediate response paired with long-term reinforcement.

The need behind midyear restocking is both urgent and ongoing. 96% of supply kits distributed at Back To School do not last through the full academic year. Most classroom supplies are depleted before winter break. More than 90% of teachers say adequate supplies are critical to creating equitable learning environments—yet 42% have considered leaving the profession due to supply and financial pressures. When classrooms run out of resources, students feel it immediately.

One middle school teacher from Florida put it best: “Student success is directly linked to participation and the opportunity to be immersed in the content they are learning…Student success is contagious, so when all students have their supplies and can participate, all students feel more secure that their own needs, whatever they are, will be accommodated. This reduces stress for all students and instructors, allowing optimal learning. This becomes an attitude of ability, instead of one of need and frustration. That is empowering and will enable students to continue learning and lead to better success beyond the classroom.”

This is the intentionality of Ready, Set, Restock. Better lessons. Stronger connections. Classrooms that feel alive with possibility. Supplies are not just tools—they are signals. They signal belonging, equity, stability, and confidence. Because of you, classrooms are not simply reacting to change—they are prepared for it.

That kind of readiness is strengthened by partners who believe in showing up for classrooms in tangible, lasting ways.

In 2025, Gifts for Good helped fund 145,842 months of school supplies for classrooms across the country. But the real story of Gifts for Good isn’t just in the numbers — it’s in the ongoing support they create through purposeful and thoughtful selection. 

In comparison to partnerships that serve with fixed structures, this work is intentionally flexible. It creates space to respond, to adapt, and to go where the need is greatest. That flexibility has opened doors into communities that might otherwise be overlooked, reaching remote rural areas across the country, where challenges are unique and complex, and the need is urgent.

Just in the past year, Gifts for Good supported 959 teachers and 17,450 students across 41 schools in 7 states, with a focus on achieving something powerful; 100% resource coverage whenever possible. When support arrives, it doesn’t trickle in — it reaches entire schools, entire districts, and in some cases, entire communities. It ensures that the impact they are making creates consistency, stability, and access at scale. 

For educators like Eliza Fultz, that support makes an immediate difference:

“To be able to just not have to worry about it — to know that if I run out of supplies, it will be replenished. That’s just one less thing that I need to be worried about. And having that basic need met is empowering me to be focused on more valuable things with my time.” (Read more about Eliza’s classroom)

That same spirit of responsiveness carried into late 2025, when a Q4 donation helped supply SAT kits to KINF’s flagship Teacher Resource Center—quickly extending support to teachers across the Twin Cities as they began navigating evolving classroom needs and shifting learning environments. What began as a simple donation became something so much more impactful — a responsive, trusted system of support reaching classrooms when it mattered most and meeting educators in moments of uncertainty with stability and support directly from their community. 

This is what it looks like to create equity to scale. To meet communities exactly where they are. To not only provide supplies, but to commit fully — ensuring that when support is needed most, it is already on its way. We are deeply grateful to Gifts for Good for helping ensure that classrooms are not only supplied, but sustained. 

Thank you for your support

Because of you, classrooms were ready when it mattered most. And as we look ahead to the back-to-school season, the need begins again—new students, new classrooms, and new opportunities to show up for teachers and learners across the country.

Thank you for being part of what makes this work possible. Your continued support ensures that when the next school year begins, classrooms won’t just be hopeful—they’ll be ready.