Bargain Grocery loves to partner with other organizations to best serve our community. This summer, we were able to collaborate with Utica Public Library Youth Services to bring food and books to our community in a safe manner during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Bargain Grocery prepared lunches for children, which were distributed at the library. […]
Equipped 2 Teach gets an upgrade
In May 2019, we launched our renovated location of Equipped 2 Teach, central New York’s first and only teacher resource center. Our new location is at 506 Columbia Street — where the old Bargain Grocery was located. We are booked for the remainder of this school year, but will be open again in September 2019! […]
Equipped to Teach to expand, launch new store in late April
Compassion Coalition’s: Equipped to Teach is Central New York’s first and only teacher free store, serving teachers in schools where 70% or more of the student population receives free or reduced lunch. Compassion Coalition launched Equipped to Teach in the front entrance of their Lafayette St. location on December 3, 2017, allowing teachers to shop […]
Community-based giving: Equipped to Teach recognition
Community-based giving: This is a weekly blog post that highlights some of the various ways in which Compassion Coalition serves our community. Check back every Monday for new posts. Thank you Utica Academy of Science Charter School for the kind words. It’s absolutely an honor to get educational supplies into the hands of our local […]
Giving students supplies to succeed
Classrooms nationwide are lacking even the most basic of school supplies. For years on end, teachers have had to reach into their pockets so students have the supplies they need to get through the school year. 94% of public school teachers who participate in reduced lunch programs say they spend their own money on materials […]
Community-based giving: Book donations create excitement in the classroom
Community-based giving: This is a weekly blog post that highlights some of the various ways in which Compassion Coalition serves our community. Check back every Monday for new posts. Here’s an incredible thank you note we just received from a teacher who recently came to shop at Equipped to Teach: I wanted to personally thank […]
