Hello Awesome Reddit People!

I am hosting a virtual supply drive! My goal is to fill 50+ bags. We have 15 out of 50 bags To donate go to https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1HQTHJ8NLFQXN?ref_=wl_share

Hello, I am a mother of 2 boys that are in need of school supplies that I cannot afford due to being unemployed currently. I make passive income participating on some Reddit subs such as slavelabour, beermoney, the sub I moderate hitsworthturkingfor and mTurk. My Husband and I are as of now living together but plan to separate, which is something I had been blind sighted by. I have basically been and will from now on be a single mother. My youngest is in early childhood and 3 1/2 years old with developmental delays. He is unable to speak and has signs of autism which he is on the list to be evaluated by specialists in St. Louis and hopefully receive a diagnosis. His class supplies only consist of him having kleenex, wipes, more things that are for the classroom to use. He really is in more need of clothing and diapers/pull-ups. He is not yet potty trained but does show signs that he is ready, it is just hard to work with him to use it as well as him doing other things like using a spoon/fork. He is sensitive with touch to his finger/toenails. It is a hard challenge to work with him when he is at a level of infant speech and so much regression of learning things from when he was 2.

My son who is 14 will be going to the 9th grade this year and each class has different supplies needed. There are some materials required that are not of the basics such as USB flash drive and a graphing calculator. The rest of the supplies are fairly basic in regards to notebooks, folders, 2" binder, black/blue/red pens/ pencils non mechanical, some drawing pencils for Art, pink eraser, composition notebook, 3 ring 1" binder for science, binder for basic AG and safety glasses(which I am sure there would be some available for him to use if he cannot get them). Science also requires either a scientific calculator or graphing calculator, if able to get a graphing calculator that is needed for Math no other calculator will be needed.

I have a link to the school supplies on a website for 9th grade in his school which is -http://www.school-supply-list.com/9th-grade-school-supply-list.php, his supplies some are also based on the classes he is taking as well which is why there is a USB flash drive and specific calculators for Math and Science. This is a better link that is from the schools website , it is in PDF but able to view https://www.edwardscountyschools.org/pages/uploaded_files/2018-19SchoolSuppliesECHS.pdf

He is a large sized teen, which he currently had lab work done to be sure his weight of 250lbs has nothing to do with diabetes or his thyroid. His doctor has him listed as "morbid obesity". His feet have grown from last year in which his size now is 13 , he wears XL to XXL in men's t-shirts, his waist size would be XL for shorts/pants that are more athletic style. He usually wears shorts throughout the entire school year but needs to have pants as well, last year was a mild winter but he walks to school. He would only need a couple pair of pants really as he wears shorts more often. For jeans, it is hard to tell what size, I had him try 2 pairs of his Fathers pants that were 2 different sizes one was 40 the other 42. He is a little over 5'3 in height so the length would be 30, for the jeans he does have a belt and feel a 42-inch waist size would be best. A large sized back pack would also be of need is possible for him.

My youngest boy 3 1/2 is in size 3T/4T and currently fits in size 6 diapers. He is need of t-shirts, shorts, pants and a pair of shoes size- 8. For him I am sure the school will understand not being able to supply the classroom he only attends for 2 1/2 hours a day 5 days a week.

Thank you for reading and for any help that may be offered. I understand I may not receive help, I am happy to have a place to ask for assistance as the school supplies are in desperate need and there are no more resources available to me at this time. I am trying to earn as much as I can online while looking for work as well, especially due to the change in my personal life I know I will be the one with full custody. I have been the primary care giver to them both since birth and I know once things are finalized he will not want to have the kids other than visits to be able to live a life being able to do what ever he pleases without caring for the children. I know he loves them but does treat our youngest differently due to his delay. Even when I was working full time, I would still come home to take care of the kids and home. It is very hard being in the same home and not being able to have any help other than my older son. Which I am thankful he does help but it is not his responsibility and he should not have to help with things while another parent is still here. Please feel free to pm me with questions or comment anything I should add or remove. This is my first time posting to this sub and am a bit embarassed having to ask and not be able to afford to provide for my children. Thank you again for your time and I am sorry for the venting/rant of the co-parent.

Edit- here is a link to a wishlist for the boys with what is needed, it was mentioned in a comment and this is the link I was given to share with others- http://a.co/1LnRYCv . Thank you!

I am Li, an artist who tries to save up money for food, bills, but mainly for me and my brother's school tuition fee and other school needs. I have two brothers, one is starting college and the other is starting primary school. I haven't graduated yet so it's difficult for me to get a job in my country and quite more so during these times. Life has been quite tough on us the past years especially with the pandemic going on so I try my best to help out my mother since she is the only one who has a job now. My father has a walking disability which stops him from getting a job. It was due to a neck surgery that happened years ago and affected his body. We aren't financially well off so I freelance draw for people to help provide for us.

This year, schools are urged for online/remote learning. There are three of us who is studying but because we lack the finances, we can't afford to buy a tablet for each of us for online access to classes. Our second oldest will be sharing with me my old laptop for now since my school year will start on september and we'll just try and figure out how we'll share once I start school. Our youngest would do module learning.

I am writing to this subreddit, hoping someone would me out with with a few supplies. I made a wish list for some of the things we need and I would be appreciate any kind of support or help. It doesn't have to be the spefic things on the list, anything similar to it would be much appreciated. I would also very much love to offer my drawing services (drawing for you) in exchange for any amount you think it's worth. This will help me pay for out tuition fee and possibly a tablet for my brothers.

Here is my wishlist.

My wife just completed the nursing program at HGTC and I'm short the money for her board testing for license and 200 that aid didnt cover. With other unexpected expenses this month I don't have it and need help. I can repay on your terms as next month and beyond I will be stable enough as well as she will make good once license is obtained

Hello, everyone! I hope you are all having a nice day...I'll proceed to explain my situation. I need money to pay my education. My name is Daniel Hernández and I am 18 years old. I am actually studying journalism at the Arturo Michelena University located in San Diego, Carabobo, Venezuela. My country has been living an economic crisis since 2013 that resulted in what we call humanitarian crisis now. People are starving and eating from the trash and crime and corruption is at it's highest rates. I am a lucky person to have a house and a mom who loves me and takes care of me. I try my best to survive this constant tragedy with a smile on my face and good humour, but it has gotten harder and harder to live decently. I recently got a job as a salesman in a clothing store, I earn 12$ monthly. 12 eggs cost 5 dollars. So you can image how healthy I am eating. I have starved some nights. Even though this whole scenario has made me have suicidal thoughts and develop mental issues I know I, for the most part, have the honour and privilege to have food on the table I started studying the minute I graduated from high school. I am at the sixth semester of my career and I might have to stop studying because I am short of money. Every semester costs up to 20 or more dollars, here this amount is really important, it may sound nonsense but this is what hiperinflation did to our coin. It has no value at all. I also have to use private transport because I do not own a car anymore — we had to sell it — and it costs up to 3 dollars a week. I don't really want to stop studying. I cannot move out now, I don't have the money and also I don't have the documents to do it – which are very difficult to get if you don't have a lot of money – so my only hope is getting my degree and as soon as possible leave the countrt with my mom to seek for a better life...I also have been hapenning to need medicine and funding for my onthodorthic process and mentall illness, if you are interested in helping.

If you would be able to support me with whatever you want to please contact me — Any questions you have about my situation or any proof you need to proceed and support me please let me know! Thank you so much for reading, I hope you have a nice rest of the day and may God or whoever you believe in, bless your hearts.

p. s. sorry for any grammar mistake.

2 p. s. i have tried surveys before but most of them are not available for my country

I had no idea this Reddit existed! My son is starting High School on August 1st. I have been unable financially to provide the things needed for school. He has no school clothes, no school shoes, no school supplies really. I have been able to buy him a pair of jeans, a book bag, and earbuds which are now mandatory in school. Annie school supplies at all would be wonderful and greatly appreciated. My husband in September and thing with has been almost financially impossible. He's the last one at home and I can't send him with nothing, but I can't afford nearly anything. Thank you for your consideration.

Hello,

I am starting summer school July 8th and also want to make sure that I am well organized and prepared for the upcoming school year. My parents are going through a tough time financially and they can't really afford to pay for my supplies right now and I'm too young to get a summer job. I am going to babysit a few days, but I'm not going to be paid a lot and it's not until the end of summer. I want to include some information as to why I think I need each item and I ordered them in importance of what I need the most to something that I don't super super need but would still love to have.

Planner: My aunt is going to give me a planner she got from work! <3 I think this could be really good for me. I like to write tasks down and check them off. It helps me prepare and feel accomplished. I want to start writing things down like when my classes are, when my tests are, and things like birthdays and holidays. I know most people use their phones, but I focus so much more when I write things down.

Index Cards: Personally, I learn better with flash cards instead of only reading or only writing things down. Color coded ones will help me keep my studying organized as I can separate them by subject.

Index Card Holder: I would like a way to carry my cards around safely without risk of losing them. It will also help keep me organized.

Multi-Colored Pens: I like having my notes color coded. I like to have specific colors for specific classes. I feel it helps keep me organized and focused on the tasks. I have a couple of pens I've been using for a few months, but I'm running low.

Notebooks: I am taking a Creative Writing class this summer and I would like notebooks to write things down. I know there are cheaper notebooks out there, but my favorite teacher last year told me that finding a notebook that 'speaks to you' makes writing easier. For some reason I really like those!

Desk Organizer: I saw this and thought it looked really neat. I can imagine myself using one of the shelves for upcoming task and another for completed tasks and having other homework supplies organized in it. I don't have anything like this in my room, so I think it could help me be more organized.

Backpack: My backpack is wearing out. It's not broken right this second, but I know I will need to replace it some point during the school year. I like that it includes a lunch box and pencil case because I need both.

Running Shoes: I know this isn't really a school supply, but my shoes are wearing out and I really want to try out for track this school year. I've been running ever day the past month and I love it so much. Even if I don't make the team, it would be great to have them for gym class. One of my friend's has these shoes and she said they are super comfy.

Sketch Book: I like to draw even though I am not that good at it, but I think I am going to try to sign up for art next year. One of the things you need for the class is the sketch book.

Sketch Pencils: I don't really know if there are any differences between sketch pencils and regular pencils, but I would like to try them out to see if they affect my drawings and shading.

Edit: I want to add that if I get Amazon cards for Christmas or any extra money I want to use it to help others out on here. I think it's great that communities like this exist - where people are helping people just because. <3

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/16LUH61BRJF3L?ref_=wl_share

Hello, everyone! I hope you are all having a nice day...I'll proceed to explain my situation. I need money to pay my education. My name is Daniel Hernández and I am 18 years old. I am actually studying journalism at the Arturo Michelena University located in San Diego, Carabobo, Venezuela. My country has been living an economic crisis since 2013 that resulted in what we call humanitarian crisis now. People are starving and eating from the trash and crime and corruption is at it's highest rates. I am a lucky person to have a house and a mom who loves me and takes care of me. I try my best to survive this constant tragedy with a smile on my face and good humour, but it has gotten harder and harder to live decently. I recently got a job as a salesman in a clothing store, I earn 12$ monthly. 12 eggs cost 5 dollars. So you can image how healthy I am eating. I have starved some nights. Even though this whole scenario has made me have suicidal thoughts and develop mental issues I know I, for the most part, have the honour and privilege to have food on the table I started studying the minute I graduated from high school. I am at the sixth semester of my career and I might have to stop studying because I am short of money. Every semester costs up to 20 or more dollars, here this amount is really important, it may sound nonsense but this is what hiperinflation did to our coin. It has no value at all. I also have to use private transport because I do not own a car anymore — we had to sell it — and it costs up to 3 dollars a week. I don't really want to stop studying. I cannot move out now, I don't have the money and also I don't have the documents to do it – which are very difficult to get if you don't have a lot of money – so my only hope is getting my degree and as soon as possible leave the countrt with my mom to seek for a better life...

If you would be able to support me with whatever you want to please contact me — Any questions you have about my situation or any proof you need to proceed and support me please let me know! Thank you so much for reading, I hope you have a nice rest of the day and may God or whoever you believe in, bless your hearts.

p. s. sorry for any grammar mistake.

2 p. s. i have tried surveys before but most of them are not available for my country

Hi, I have 2 teenagers that have been sharing a chrome book to complete homework for a few years. It broke a week or so ago and they desperately need another used laptop or tablet or something. I've been taking them the library but I'm trying to get out of a financially disastrous situation as it is so gas money is tight. I figured I'd try here. Or maybe someone would know where I might get help acquiring one. TIA

I work as a tutor for a high school program called GEARUP. It is a federally funded program for students who are struggling with school and to encourage them to become 1st generation college students. Most of the kids are poor so I think they deserve a nice looking classroom. I am also a poor college student so I can only help so much.

A few days ago, a very nice Redditor donated 3 indoor plants (beautiful plants!) for us. Now I would love to put them on new pots so they can survive along with new potting soil and saucers. Even if you could pitch in with one item, that would be all I can ask for. Thank you so much and please ask me any questions. Here is the amazon wishlist I created for our classroom donation requests.

http://a.co/aY6VgCB

https://www.donorschoose.org/project/wobble-wobble-2/2366226/?rf=link-siteshare-2016-12-teacher-teacher_1982646&challengeid=314898

Hello all!

I’m a mental health counselor that goes out to 2 high school and a middle/high each week during the school year. I’m posting to request some kindness for my students and maybe even a little for my offices.

Normally over summer I save up to buy supplies and things to make sure my students can have nice large sets of markers and colored pencils and have some pens better then the basic free ones. Due to some health issues of my own I’ve missed quite a bit of work and won’t be able to do as much as I normally would.

I have a few wishlists on Amazon the two most relevant are:

School supplies (basic school supplies, folders, pens, markers): https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/NHSJVLO7B1G0?ref_=wl_share

Art supplies (fancier pens, large sets of markers): https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3LKFYQA0CHIT3?ref_=wl_share

Office stuff (cute pens my students steal each year, cute paper clips, storage containers, bandaids, Kleenex boxes): https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3BCX7J5SN9UWO?ref_=wl_share

Any small things to help would be wonderful!

I’ve already bought notebooks, highlighters, filler paper, and note cards.

I'd like to help someone who needs an educational book in digital format. A teacher, parent, college student, or adult who needs to take an exam. If you don't have an ereader, you can get a free ebook reading app/program or read through Amazon's site. I'll be using eBook credits so it has to be "Sold by Amazon.com Services LLC".

Hello, I am writing on behalf of my mom who is a bilingual elementary school teacher at a low-income school. With everything that is going on and now schools starting with distance learning, my mom is in need of some basic supplies for her students. Since the majority of her students do not have access to a computer or the internet, my mom has decided to send her students packets for them to work on. The only issue is that many of her students cannot afforded notebooks, pencils, markers, etc. My mom will be having a combination class of 30 4th and 5th graders.

I know this is a long shot but anything would be appreciated. Thank you!!

Amazon wishlist link:

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/dDqSjh8?ref_=wl_share

Hello! I would love any help you can possibly give! I just finished student teaching during the fall. I have begun subbing, however by the time my bills and student loans are paid for, I'm left with next to nothing. I'm going to be starting in the fall as a first year teacher which comes with needing to buy a lot of things for my classroom. I've been doing good until this point to not have any debt other than student loans (which were unfortunately inevitable) and would really prefer to not have to start my career off by adding a bunch of debt. My mother and I don't get along and my father passed away a few years ago when I was 22 so I don't have anyone to help me out with buying this kind of stuff. Anything at all that you can help with would be so so so appreciated! It would honestly mean the world to me. http://a.co/bbS3L7M

Many (too many) of my students come to school without clean uniforms. I've taken many of my students clothes over the year to wash at home, but it's never enough when they only have one set of uniform clothes. I had a conversation with one of my students after she spilled her applesauce on her shirt (mixed with many, many other stains that she'd gotten from wearing the same clothes every day that week) and asked if her mom could wash her clothes for her. She looked at me and said "We don't have money for stuff like that" with the most incredulous look on her face as if I was asking something ridiculous.

My kids need more than just a shirt and set of khaki pants. I can't control my school's policy, but I can sure try to ease their pain.

Our uniform is navy blue polos with khaki pants. My kids range in sizes from kids smalls to larges.

We're located at a Title I school in Grand Rapids, Michigan where the rate of free and reduced lunch is 90+%.

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I love being a teacher and getting my students excited about learning. The only problem is, my students have a hard time staying focused because they have the wiggles! With wobble stools, my students will be able to focus on their learning, while wiggling in their seat. For the next 7days, with the code LIFTOFF, any donation no matter the size will be doubled. Thank you!

I always hate to ask for supply help but as a PE teacher I get a yearly budget of $100 to replenish my equipment and odds and ends that run out before Christmas break. Things break get warn out, etc. I've included a wish list. Most items are under $20 and would appreciate any help with my classroom. Last year I spent $1500+ on school supplies for my students so they could have a quality experience. Thanks in advance. https://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/3R5SPKVXAB67N/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ip_wl_o_kQTQxb7BF0FKP

Hi! I am a 3rd year elementary school music teacher. My classroom serves around 400 students a week in a very high poverty rural midwestern town. We only have a handful of instruments for my kiddos to work with, and my goal in the next two years is to get enough instruments to have a 2:1 student:instrument ratio, so that students can work with partners instead of having to take turns with 3-4 other students every time we play instruments.

Anyway, if anyone wants to help, here are links to my amazon wishlist and my donors choose project I posted after reddit gifts announced its partnership: https://www.donorschoose.org/project/speak-sing-dance-play-xylophones-for/2090782/?rf=email-system-2016-08-proposal_approve-teacher_3309787&challengeid=20692289&utm_source=dc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=proposal_approve&utm_swu=4258

https://amzn.com/w/ZQ9V6H6CC6MI

Like so many other teachers....I had come to relish the Redditgift Teacher exchange. This year that is not going to happen like in the past. So hat in hand I am hoping to find a few good souls that would like to help out classroom. Here is a link to our Amazon wish list https://amzn.com/w/3JJIYW896HHF1

Oh, and a photo of last year ...my little and I showing our appreciation for our wonderful boxes last year. Imgur

Hello; I have an interview in 6 hours in a place very far from the only place I've felt safe to stay. I am a severe epileptic and autistic, this makes things extremely difficult. I will be able to make it to the interview. My problem is, it's in an extremely isolated place with extremely limited options for my return home. I have scrounged together all I can for a motel in the area for my health and safety, as well as the fact that I will most likely be starting the position tomorrow.

My issue is that I am 13$ short of my room stay. They aren't charging me a deposit because I explained my situation and how I've been robbed multiple times, it's just the room fee. I am extremely desperate for this assistance. If anyone feels compelled to assist me, please please reach out.

So, I've never asked for help on here before. I keep putting it off but, I think I have no choice at this point. A little background, me, my husband and our now 11yr old son decided to Travel across country 9 years ago when our son was just 2 because my husband normally works as a journeyman lineman but we never saw him as we lived in a small town in upstate NY where there was no local work for him so he was only home about one day a week And had to drive a long distance to get home and back each time. The long distance was to hard on us and he was missing big milestones in our son's life. We decided we would sell our home, purchase a fifth wheel and travel across country and go wherever the work took us. We planned on a year and we were gone almost 9 because we loved it! Sadly, My husband was laid off in 2020 right before the pandemic hit so we decided that would be a good time to head back home to NY for a while. Well, we never did make it because shortly after we took to the open rd, all 3 of us contracted Covid 19. We were to sick to travel any further so we stopped in vegas to rest and get well. When we had all recovered, we were getting ready to head home a 2nd time when we discovered there was extensive frame damage to our 45' fifth wheel. We had gone through most of our savings at this point and couldn't even come close to covering the cost. We planned on trying to save but that never happened. I had a small online retail business that collapsed because of covid. Then we slowly lost everything. We were repeadedly robbed due to picking a bad part of town to live in. We then had the rv park wrongly evict us from our rv instead of kicking us out of the space and letting us drive our with our rv for back due lot rent. The bank paid the Lein and reposessed the rv and we were supposed to have 10 days to collect our belongings inside but, for some reason, before the bank corks pick out up, the rv park went and emptied our home and threw everything in the garbage. I mean a lifetime worth of stuff and memories. We had nothing! Then the bank took out truck. We were homeless! We are homeless! We recently were handed down my husband's grandparents house in ny but we just can't get there. We have a dog and 2 cats and a small trailer of what we have left of our belongings. My mother in law flew here over a month ago and flew home with our son so he didn't have to endure the long drive across country. She also kindly bought us a 2012 chevy equinox for $6000 from a dealer as is and we were supposed to be on our way home within a week after they flew home. Well, i think we have the worst luck because within a week after we purchased the car, the timing chain blew through the engine and it now doesn't run and we are stuck again. Salvation army is supposed to be helping but they never get back to us. I am so upset. I just want to go home to our son who is understandabley very upset as we have never spent more than 2 days apart ever! We are still here 2.5 years later! The dealer said they would look at the car so e towed it to them weeks ago. They said they would cover certain things but changed their mind. Now they will charge us $700 to put in another motor if we find it and have it delivered. We need an estimate from them and 2 others for salvation army but they literally haven't looked at the car. It's still sitting in same spot even though the manager said they did look it over. A motor is minimum $1300 and then another$700 to install. My mother in law said she will just charge it and pay for the entire thing if salvation army will pay to get us home but they have said it could take months to get approval and we don't have that kind of time. My son Is homeschooled but since I'm not there to go to the school as his parent, people are starting to get upset that he isn't registered with a school district there. Plus, we just miss him soooo much it hurts! We badly need help with either our car repair or expenses to get us home to our son. Even if anyone knows a better deal on a good motor locally? I really hate it in vegas! We have had such a bad experience here. I feel like it sucks the life of of you and everyone is out to get you. When you leave the strip, It's a sad place. Any advice or assistance would mean so much. My husband will have work and everything will be together in our gone once r get there. We just need a pick me up to make that happen. Sorry for worrying a novel but I thought it was important that you know a little about us. We are good people that have been through tough times but we will get through this. I still have faith!