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Teachers' Treasures operates a retail-like store with more than 300 items a classroom teacher can use. These items can help capture a child's interest, creativity and commitment to learning. We serve 241 schools -- public, parochial and charter schools -- kindergarten through 12th grade, across Central Indiana, with 40% or more of the student population on the free or reduced lunch program. That's over 100,000 qualified school children.

Every school district in Marion County has at least two schools that qualify for our services. In the IPS school district 100% of the schools qualify.

Registered teachers "shop" once a month during a designated week. No value limits are put on the items they select. Around 300 different items are in stock at any time, depending on the donations. Everything is donated or purchased with contributions designated for that purpose and distributed to teachers. We offer everything from basic school supplies like paper, pencils, erasers and crayons to art and craft supplies, books, file cabinets and desk chairs.

With the start of the 2010/2011 school year we have seen a tremendous increase in the demand for our services. Our average number of teachers per day has almost doubled from 38 last year to 71 per day this year. In of August 2010 Teachers' Treasures distributed over $540,000 worth of supplies, which was a 66% increase over last year.

We distribute more than $3 million in products annually. There are five staff members and an annual operating budget of $270,000.

Some of the products we distribute come from companies or organizations moving, re-branding, housecleaning or downsizing. Other products come to us through the Kids In Need Foundation, of which we and 24 other centers are affiliates, but we are completely autonomous.

Teachers' Treasure is a non-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization.