I spent too much time this week buying school supplies for Benjamin who is starting first grade. His teacher posted a (very specific!) list of supplies both for his own use as well as for the whole class – #2 pencils, washable markers, composition notebooks, binder, toner cartridges, printer ink, labels…the list was very long.

We are very fortunate that we can afford not only to purchase supplies for our child but to help out the overall classroom so Benjamin and his classmates are never lacking. There are many, many children, however, for whom this is not the case.  I was thrilled to read a wonderful article on Citiscoop, the fantastic blog from our friends at Citibabes, about the Coalition for the Homeless’ Project Back to School.  This is a great way to help many of New York’s 15,000 homeless boys and girls get the school supplies they need to succeed.

It is so easy to participate, there are lots of drop-off locations around the city – including one at Citibabes Soho Club at 52 Mercer Street, 3rd Floor. The drive runs through September 17th.

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