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Do You Know a Teacher?
When you were in school, your favorite teacher did more than just teach you they cared for and supported you. Today many students in these teacher’s classrooms need lots of support, some come from families struggling to make ends meet. When a family is struggling to make ends meet some purchases like school supplies are not on the priority list.
The Houston Food Bank has partnered with Kids in Need Foundation to start a resource center in Houston called Teachers Aid. Teachers Aid to help supplement teachers with school supplies to be used in their classrooms. In order to shop at the Teachers Aid Center, a teacher must meet two requirements – (1) Teach at a school participating in the Houston Food Bank’s Backpack Buddy Program and (2) Teach at a school with a population of 70% or more on Free and Reduced Lunch. How can you help support this program?
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Do you know a teacher? Think about people in your life - possibly
a neighbor, a friend, a family member, a church member, or a coworker’s spouse.
Teachers are all around and they make a huge impact on our world whether we
know them or not. Teachers are shaping your future with every student they
teach, building the next generation of thinkers and doers. 
These kids often come to school without
proper tools they need to learn and succeed. Children without school supplies
have lower attendance rates, are more likely to do poorly in school and have
higher dropout rates than other students. Many teachers use their own money to
provide these kids with supplies, spending on average $1,000 a year of their
own money, this dollar amount is increasingly more for first time teachers or
teachers whom work in low income areas. 
