The Empty Stocking Fund (Atlanta, GA)

Can you believe that Atlanta-area students will be heading back to school in less than a month?! Already, parents have requested free school supplies for 9,250 children and we've partnered with 10 school districts and community organizations so far to get those supplies into the hands of those who need them most.

With your help, we can make sure that everyone who has requested a Student Supply Kit will get one. Please consider sponsoring a student for just $25 — and send them back to school with at least 16 core supplies that their parents may not be able to get for them otherwise.

https://emptystockingfund.org/donate

Kristy Coyle Jordan has just one more mile to go! Five miles for ESF so far.

Just $25 empowers an Atlanta area student. https://emptystockingfund.org/peachtree

Miles 2 and 3 are in the books!

Kristy is doing The Peachtree to benefit ESF. Support her with a donation today at https://emptystockingfund.org/peachtree

One mile down… 5.2 more to go! 🏃‍♀️

Just $4 per mile helps a child!

http://emptystockingfund.org/peachtree

Today is the day! Kristy‘s group is taking off at 8:30 for the AJC Peachtree Road Race. 🏃‍♀️

Support Kristy’s run for ESF with a donation of just $4 per mile and send an Atlanta area student back to school with core school supplies.

Https://emptystockingfund.org/peachtree

We’re just one day away from the AJC Peachtree Road Race! Kristy has her official Supernova running shoes and is ready to take on the world’s largest 10k. 🏃‍♀️

Show your support with a donation today. Just $25 provides a local student with essential school supplies — and frees their parents up to allocate more dollars to family needs.

https://emptystockingfund.org/peachtree

ESF has partnered with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Atlanta Track Club to raise fund for ESF's Student Supply Kit program!

Just 5 more days until the AJC Peachtree Road Race and we've raised 25% of our Board Chair's goal to send 220 students back to school with essential supplies. Please donate to Kristy Coyle Jordan's campaign today to help support economically disadvantaged families.

https://emptystockingfund.org/peachtree

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Year after year in our work with the most underserved schools around the country, pencils are the #1 requested item by teachers. Will you make a ? It’s so easy to make a big difference in the lives of students who need our support the most. Through June 30, for every post or repost that includes , will donate a pack of pencils up to 2 million to under-resourced students through . Learn more at KINF.org/PostForPencils

The AJC Peachtree Road Race kicks off in 10 days and Kristy is ready to lace up her sneakers to support ESF! Donate today to help her reach her goal of providing school supplies for 220 disadvantaged children.

https://emptystockingfund.org/peachtree

Help empower an economically disadvantaged child for the upcoming school year! A donation of just $25 will provide them with essential school supplies like notebooks, pencils, and folders. These basic items can make a big difference in a student's confidence and academic success. Sponsor a Student today and give them the tools to thrive! 🖍️📚✏️📓

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Pencils give us the power to share different pieces of ourselves with the world.” - Through June 30, for every post or repost of YOURS that includes will donate a pack of pencils up to 2M to under-resourced students through . Isn't that amazing? KINF.org/PostForPencils

The ESF warehouse is closed today in honor of Juneteenth. Celebrated in the state of Texas since 1866, June 19 marks the day with the last enslaved Black Americans learned that they had been emancipated. Juneteenth is now a federal holiday
and is celebrated annually across the United States.

It’s time for again! It’s so easy to make a big difference. Through June 30, for every post or repost that includes , will donate a pack of pencils to under-resourced students up to 2M through . Learn more at KINF.org/PostForPencils

In 20 days, ESF’s Board Chair, Kristy Coyle Jordan, will participate in her first race in 20 years! Kudos to Kristy for signing up for The Peachtree to raise money and awareness for our back-to-school program that provides Student Supply Kits to thousands of disadvantaged children annually.

Please consider donating today to support Kristy, and our work, throughout Greater Atlanta communities. https://emptystockingfund.org/peachtree

Atlanta Track Club
AJC Peachtree Road Race

We’re truly grateful for the volunteers from Voya Financial who stuffed nearly 1,200 backpacks with school supplies last week! Their commitment to giving back will help disadvantaged children start next school year ready to learn.

Happy Mother's Day! Wishing you a day filled with love and joy!

This past Saturday, ESF teamed up with Amazon to equip 163 teachers with school and classroom supplies! The teachers (all from Title I schools) picked up basics like pens and pencils as well as art supplies, classroom decor, copy paper, poster board, and even furniture to help support local students.

Kudos to Amazon for empowering Atlanta-area teachers!

Teacher Appreciation Week officially begins tomorrow… but we started celebrating teachers today! 250 teachers will be shopping for school and classroom supplies in our Free Teacher Store Thanks a Million event — at no cost to them.

Special thank you to our corporate and community partners who teamed up to let Atlanta-area teachers know that they are truly appreciated.

Marine Toys for Tots Foundation Amazon.com Five Below Chick-fil-A STAEDTLER

In the ESF warehouse, we're helping teachers wrap up this school year AND getting prepared to serve disadvantaged students next school year.

We could sure use some helping hands to get it all done!

New May and June volunteer shifts have been posted to the website... sign up soon to help local students thrive academically!

Check this out! Amazon has a program called Amazon Local Good that provided free transportation of kits for teachers from California to ESF in Atlanta! These kits will be distributed to teachers during the "Thanks a Million" event on May 4th to kick off Teacher Appreciation Week. Amazon Local Good will positively impact the creativity of students across the greater Atlanta Metro area by assisting us in getting these into the hands of teachers to distribute to their students in some of the most needed schools. They do this all for no charge to our non-profit, which allows us to stretch our dollar ever farther! We are so thankful for this partnership with Amazon Local Good for all they do for us and our local communities!!!

Last Saturday, we partnered with and their annual Day of Service to kick off our Student Supply Kit assembly for the year!

Accenture volunteers stuffed 1,100 backpacks, and built over 2,000 pencil and marker kits — all to support disadvantaged children across Greater Atlanta.

Thank you to each and every Accenture volunteer for making a difference in the lives of others. 🤩

Are you looking for an engaging spring break experience to enjoy with your family? Well look no further! ESF has volunteer opportunities available this Thursday (morning and afternoon) to help teachers at under-resourced schools get school and classroom supplies for FREE.

No special skills needed. Just sign up on our website and come to the warehouse ready to help out.

Calling all Atlanta-area Title I school teachers (and volunteers who love to support them)!

ESF's Free Teacher Store spring shopping dates are available now. Sign up today to grab school and classroom supplies, classroom decor, and office furniture at no cost to you!

Register for the new platform and schedule your appointment here: https://my.emptystockingfund.org/

Note: If you've shopped in the Teacher Store before, you may need to create a new account using a different email address.

(Not a teacher, but want to help out? Sign up here to volunteer: https://emptystockingfund.org/volunteers/)

Did you know that teachers usually spend their own money to buy (and restock) school supplies for their classrooms? It's true!

ESF's Free Teacher Store is back to provide school and classroom supplies to teachers at Title I schools for FREE... but we need help from our volunteers to make it successful.

If you have a couple of hours to spare tomorrow, sign up to join us in the warehouse, helping teachers shop, restocking supplies, and spreading joy!

https://emptystockingfund.org/volunteers/

Important Update! We're in the final days of distribution and there are a LOT of moving parts making our system hiccup right now but we're working on it!

As of today we have distributed gifts for 16,000 children and we have another 5,000 scheduled to pick up in the next few days. If you are a parent or guardian concerned about your order, please login to your ESF Parent Portal to check your order status. If it is RECEIVED, that means it is ready to be picked up. If it is PACKED or PROCESSING, please wait to come as your order will NOT be ready.

We are working with several distribution partners who are trying to accomodate missed appointments / orders not found on your originally scheduled date and those dates are fluid depending on when we can physically get orders to the site and the partners' ability to utilize space for distribution.

Lastly, if you have already recieved your gifts, please check your ESF Parent Portal to be sure your status shows Picked Up. If it does not, please email us at [email protected] so we can update our records.

Stay tuned! Busy days ahead with lots of last minute changes. Always check your portal for the latest and thank you for your patience as we scramble to bring the joy of the holidays to tens of thousands of children!

Important Updates for Parents! With less than two weeks until the big day we are experiencing incredibly high call and email volume. We're doing our best to keep up but for those who are waiting to hear from us, please visit the Help Center in your ESF Parent Portal for answers to the following common questions and concerns.

What do I do if I missed my scheduled appointment?

What do I do if items from my order were missing or damaged?

What do I do if my order wasn't found at the distribution site?

https://emptystockingfund.org/holiday-report-an-issue/

There's more to getting toys out to children in need than meets the eye! This group of volunteers from audited over 300 holiday orders -- helping to ensure that the right toys were packed and that they would reach the right children.

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Looking for a meaningful way to give back this holiday season? ESF needs volunteers to help distribute toys and gifts to Atlanta-area families this Saturday!

This is a great opportunity to give back and help spread a little joy this holiday season. Distributions will take place from our partner site -- Antioch Urban Ministries. Registration is required: emptystockingfund.org/volunteer_page/esfdistribution/

Season of Sharing 2023 Partner: The Empty Stocking Fund Bring Joy!