Ready for Learning
Providing 105,000 Backpacks for Chicagoland Kids
The Need
Families spend an average of $320 a year on back-to-school supplies—and we know that costs continue to rise! School essentials are both inaccessible and unaffordable for families already working hard to pay rent or put food on the table.
The Initiative
Our 2024 Ready for Learning initiative presented by Discover will provide 105,000 backpacks filled with learning supplies—free of charge. These backpacks are distributed through a network of over 60 Service Partners, including Chicago Public Schools, just in time for school!
The Event
Save the Date! Cradles to Crayons Chicago will host our 9th annual Backpack-A-Thon on July 31, 2024, bringing together 700+ civically-minded volunteers to pack brand new school supplies into backpacks. Check out highlights from last year’s event!
Support Ready for Learning
Help Us Provide Backpacks!Cradles to Crayons needs your support to help get 105,000 local children prepared to learn and dressed for success! For just $13, you can help us provide a backpack full of brand-new school supplies to a local student. |
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Classrooms for Kids
Host your own virtual school supply drive with our newest program: Classrooms for Kids. Rally your community to help us make a major impact on local students—one backpack at a time.
The school year may have just wrapped up but at Cradles to Crayons we’re always looking ahead to ensure we’re prepared to meet children’s year-round needs. Join others who have already signed up and start making an impact today!
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, contact
Meghan Doetschman at mdoetschman@cradlestocrayons.org
