where can i donate used homeschool supplies

Where to Donate Homeschool Books

• Homeschool Curriculum Free For Shipping This is a group to reach out to when thinking about donating your used homeschool curriculum. ...
• Local Homeschooling Support Group Many local homeschool support groups have lending libraries where you can donate your used curricula. ...
• Donation Town An excellent way to declutter your homeschool is by donating to charity! ...

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What Should I Do with Used Homeschool Curriculum?

The first step in dealing with used homeschool curriculum and materials is deciding whether you should even keep it at all. I suggest setting aside time to really focus on the task, alone and without kids who will try to convince you to keep things for sentimental reasons. Gather all your used curriculum in an area where you’ve got some empty space around you to make three piles – one pile for things to keep, one pile for things to sell/donate, and one pile for items to throw away. Then go through your materials and put them in the correct pile.

What is donation town?

Donation Town is a non-profit organization that helps you connect with a local charity to pick up your non-cash donations including your children’s used textbooks and homeschool curricula. You may check out what their acceptable donations are or go straight to donating your children’s books.

Why post used books for sale?

Posting your used books or homeschool curriculum for sale is a good way to not only gain some bucks but also to help single-income families who are on a tight budget.

Can you sell used homeschool books?

Want to sell your living books or any other homeschooling textbooks? Used Homeschool Books will welcome them with open arms! You can contribute to their massive selection of homeschooling curricula by selling yours too.

Is Craigslist a good place to sell curriculum?

If you live in a larger city, then your state’s Craigslist is a good classified ads platform where you may dispose of your used curriculum for a price. No matter which online selling platform you use, just be wary of people you deal with and handle with caution.

Should we hoard curriculum?

We don’t need to hoard all that curriculum. We can start thinking of others instead. Donating and even selling them at a cheap price is a huge help to families who need financial assistance in educating their children.

Can non-consumables be sold?

Non-consumables (able to be used again) could be sold/donated/swapped. Of course, if the supplies got with a packaged curriculum, it’s good to keep them together, especially if you plan to sell it. You’ll get a better price if you have everything that’s needed.

What is schoolhouse supplies?

Schoolhouse Supplies collects new and reusable school, office, and art supplies, as well as books, games and other learning materials suitable for classrooms.

Can you take old curriculum?

Old Curriculum: We can only take curriculum material from the past 10 years, so please do not bring older workbooks, lessons, teaching books, or other dated content.

Do schoolhouse supplies wear masks?

Please Note: Schoolhouse Supplies staff will be wearing masks and we ask that you do, too.

What to do with old crayons?

Crayons – You can find several easy craft projects over here in my post about new uses for old crayons. If those aren’t up your alley, you have several options for recycling old crayons: 1 The Crayon Initiative collects donated crayons from restaurants, schools, homes, etc from around the US, melts them down and turns them into new crayons. The best part, the crayons are then donated to children’s hospitals for use in art programs. 2 Crazy Crayon Recycling Program takes old broken crayons and turns them into new crayons. 3 No Crayon Left Behind is an organization that partners with restaurants to collect all those crayons that are used to occupy kids during the restaurant visit but then left behind. The gently used crayons are collected, sorted and distributed to organizations and schools serving underprivileged children. 4 Crayon Collection partners with restaurants and hotels to collect crayons that are used to occupy kids during their visit to the restaurants. The crayons are collected and donated to Head Start Programs and local Title 1 schools in need.

Can you recycle school supplies?

Aside from the paper, just about none of the school supplies can go in your curbside recycling bin and for the most part, they aren’t accepted at community recycling centers either.

Does Terracycle pay for packing tape?

A note about TerraCycle, I have worked with this organization for 8 years and love what they are doing. They have a great program that is easily set up in a school, church or even daycare. Aside from the cost of packing tape and maybe boxes, there is not other cost. TerraCycle pays the shipping charges.