Frequently Asked Questions

Kids In Need Foundation believes every child in America deserves equal opportunity and access to a quality education. As a national nonprofit, Kids In Need Foundation focuses on creating equity in education by providing school supplies and learning tools to under-resourced teachers and students nationwide with a focus on schools with a student enrollment of 70 percent or more participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

Last year we support 5 million students and 205,000 teachers in underserved schools with the supplies they need.

By partnering with teachers and students in under-resourced schools, we provide the support needed for teachers to teach and learners to learn.

Kids In Need Foundation operates four key programs to mobilize efforts to ensure all students have equal opportunity and access to a quality education:

• National Network of Resource Centers:  Connects more than 40 partner organizations across the country to help distribute much-needed school supplies to local under-resourced teachers and students in schools with a high percentage of students participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).
• Supply A Teacher: Provides teachers in underserved schools with a semester's worth of essential school supplies for their class of students.
• Supply A Student:  Provides a backpack filled with school supplies to a student in need. While individuals can provide support for students, this program inspires groups and companies to come together to host backpack builds, fundraise to adopt an underserved school, or provide company match programs.
• Second Responder®: Provides supplies to teachers and students affected by natural disasters. KINF works with local authorities, schools, and sponsors to help students return to their routines with the tools they need to continue their education.

Product and school supplies are distributed through Kids In Need Foundation's National Network of Resource Centers and foundational programs, as well as through partnerships with school districts.

We partner with generous brands, companies, and individuals who understand the need to give back and ensure all students have the supplies they need to learn. Check out our presenting sponsor page to see previous and this year's partners.