The Re-Write It Project

Our impact in Chicagoland

18,576kits distributed

Through our growing network of student-run high school chapters, we collect, refurbish, and redistribute school supplies directly to Chicago area children who need them most.

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Volunteers standing below the Rohingya Culture Center of Chicago banner.
Volunteers at the Rohingya Culture Center of Chicago.

Communities we have partnered with

We proudly partner with schools, libraries, nonprofits, and community organizations.

“Thank you to the Re-Write It Project who helped supply school supplies, books, toys, and more to the RCC! We appreciate all the hard work you are doing!”The Rohingya Cultural Center
Partner with us
A clear bag packed with notebooks, colored pencils, pens, and other school supplies.
A completed school supply kit.
Open boxes filled with donated books and school supplies.
Donated books and school supplies.

Schools and community partners

Our community partners are the reason we can do what we do.

27 organizations

Collected, packed, and delivered

Collected donation boxes and storage tubs filled with school supplies.
Donations collected for refurbishment.
A vehicle loaded with boxes and bins of school supplies.
Supplies ready for delivery.
Volunteer standing beside boxes and bags of donated supplies.
Delivering boxes and bags of supplies.
Statistics and reporting dates +

Kits distributed: the team’s current total is 18,576 school supply kits.

Illinois school funding: The school funding figure comes from a 2018 Education Trust report on Illinois school funding.

CPS budget: The budget figure was CPS’s initial projected deficit for fiscal year 2025, before its proposed budget was balanced. Read the CPS budget overview

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A donation helps our chapters complete their kits and get supplies to students.

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