Education is not the end, but the beginning; it’s the door that allows us to dream big and live out our imagination.
-Muresuk Mena
Every.
Pack A Smyle begins every school year by supplying children with school bags filled with the necessary supplies.
Child.
Each child receives pencils, notebooks, folders, and information on after school programs.
Matters.
21% of all children – live in families with incomes below the federal poverty threshold.
Every.
Studies show that children having school supplies of their own can improve grades, creativity, attitudes towards learning, behavior, peer relationships and self-image.
Day.
Pack A Smyle is community centered and focused on empowering youth, expanding their imagination, inspiring purpose, and encouraging them to pursue their dreams.
Matters.
“Deana Venturi, who teaches English at a magnet school in St. Paul, Minnesota, has never handed a supply list to the kids because 90% of them are in poverty. She spends her own money on supplies — $1,000 to $1,500 a year”
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