Kids in Need Foundation

National network of resource centers (including twin cities resource center) - the Foundation partners with over 40 resource centers across the country to help distribute much-needed school supplies to students who would otherwise go without. These organizations focus on schools with high percentages of students enrolled in the federal free and reduced lunch program. The resource centers are independently operated by nonprofit organizations that meet the Foundation's requirements.

Supply a student: the Foundation seeks sponsors to provide school supplies to children in Need. Under this program, the Foundation provides backpacks containing school supplies for children in Need. These school supplies are shipped to various schools and approved charities.

Supply a teacher - focuses on core mission of providing essential school supplies to the classrooms of children most in Need. Successful applicants receive two large boxes containing a predetermined assortment of core items with a retail value of approximately $500.

Second responder the Foundation provides free school supplies to students who have been affected by a natural disaster, such as a tornado, hurricane, wildfire, or flood, to facilitate their recovery from the trauma of their experiences and help them resume their normal routines.