When it's all said and done, on average, parents will spend nearly $900 before their children even step foot in a classroom.
Parents are also scrambling to check items off that supply list.
The adrenaline starts flowing for Vermary Reyes as she makes her way down the aisles of this warehouse stocked with school supplies.Reyes is a first-grade teacher at Urban Community School in Cleveland.To make sure every child has the tools they need to succeed on day one, the educator relies on the"free store" hosted by Shoes and Clothes for Kids.
"Shoes and Clothes for Kids did a survey of our teachers and actually 100% of teachers spent something out of their pocket during the school year,” said Carolyn Sekerak with Shoes and Clothes for Kids. "I do because these are donations, people are giving good stuff out, not just like whatever is left over," said Reyes.
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