“There is just a tremendous need, and so often teachers end up spending their own money on supplies for their classrooms,” said Jenny Friedman, founder of Doing Good Together, ... She encourages families with the means to make a ritual of buying supplies to donate when they go back-to-school shopping every summer with their own children.
“Kids need crayons and paper and pencils,” she said. “Plus, it’s just fun to shop for school supplies.”