New Year, Same (Big) MissionReflecting on 2024: A Year of Impact As we kick off 2025, we take a moment to reflect on the incredible impact we made together in 2024. Thanks to our generous donors, dedicated volunteers, and corporate partners, we were able to provide 403,387 children with essential Back 2 School Kits! It’s […]
Make An Impact Holiday Campaign This holiday season, we’re launching our Make An Impact year-end fundraising campaign supporting our newest program –Teacher Classroom Kit – aimed at helping under-resourced teachers who go above and beyond for their students. The Teacher Classroom Kit is a deluxe kit filled with essential classroom supplies that teachers desperately need and often have to […]
Message from our Executive Director A Champion for Students: Wishing Matthew Kurtzman a Fond Farewell As we reflect back on an incredible year of accomplishments, it is with both gratitude and admiration that we say goodbye to our Founder and Director of Development, Matthew Kurtzman. In his nearly 15 years leading Back 2 School America, […]
Message from our Executive Director Celebrating a Milestone: Back 2 School America Reaches 400,000 Kits and >12 Million School Supplies Donated! It is with immense pride and gratitude that Back 2 School America celebrates a remarkable achievement: the distribution of 400,000 school supply kits, containing 12 million individual supplies, to students across the nation. This […]
Message from our Executive Director As I reflect on my first four months as Executive Director of Back 2 School America, I can’t help but feel both proud and deeply humbled by the incredible journey we’ve embarked on together. When I joined this wonderful organization, it was during a time of significant transition. We were […]
Our Impact and Partnerships Are Making The Headlines Thank you to our friends at National Louis University for inviting us to be interviewed on Daytime Chicago on Monday, July 22nd. What an exciting partnership! National Louis University and Back 2 School America are teaming up in what will surely bring many benefits to educators, parents, and […]
Welcome to the latest edition of Back 2 School America’s Monthly Newsletter! Each month, we’re thrilled to bring you a collection of stories, updates, and resources designed to inspire, inform, and involve our community of supporters, educators, and families. Here you will also find our Volunteer and Sponsorship opportunities. Welcome Our New Executive Director, Bernadette! […]
Welcome to the latest edition of Back 2 School America’s Monthly Newsletter! Each month, we’re thrilled to bring you a collection of stories, updates, and resources designed to inspire, inform, and involve our community of supporters, educators, and families. Volunteer Opportunities • Sponsorship Opportunities Build-A-Kit Social Fundraiser Our Build-A-Kit Social Fundraiser was a fantastic success! […]
We Appreciate Teachers contest deadline approaches, May 1st Build-A-Kit Social Tickets, thank you to the CPD, and more! […]
Shamrock Build-A-Kit, WE APPRECIATE TEACHERS contest, Save the Date for the Annual Build-a-Kit social, and the Chicagoland Real Estate Industry Build-A-Kit event […]
