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On This Page:
▪ Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
▪ Court Appointed Special Advocates
▪ Kids In Need Foundation
Additional Partnerships |
The Office Depot Foundation partners with a number of other nonprofit organizations and causes that enhance quality of life for communities and individuals. These include:
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No community is immune to drugs and their related problems. The economic burden of substance abuse to the U.S. economy is estimated at a staggering $414 billion annually. Drug, alcohol and tobacco use currently cost schools throughout the country an extra $41 billion per year in truancy, violence, disciplinary programs, school security and other expenses. Since 1992, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) has led the fight against substance abuse by fostering the establishment and growth of community coalitions. Today, CADCA's over 5,000 community coalitions are reducing youth drug use and making their communities safe, healthy and drug-free. Coalitions deal with a diverse set of strategies to change community norms, reaching people where they live, work and go to school. CADCA's Drug-Free Kids Campaign is an effort to shine a spotlight on the serious problem of substance abuse and addiction and show how community-based strategies are working to combat these concerns. To learn more, visit: www.cadca.org.
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Each year, more than half a million children are thrust into the foster care system. Unable to live safely at home due to some form of parental abuse or neglect, they are at risk of languishing in inappropriate group or foster homes, their futures dependent on the overburdened legal and child protection system.
That is where the CASA or guardian ad litem (GAL) volunteer comes in. Appointed by the court, CASA and GAL volunteers work diligently to first determine what is in the best interest of the child and then ensure that positive outcomes are achieved. The volunteer stays with each case until the child is placed in a safe, permanent home-either through being reunited with their parents, placed in the custody of a caring relative or freed to be adopted.
CASA volunteers provide information to the courts that can literally change the lives of more than 220,000 children each year. To learn more, visit www.nationalcasa.org.
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The Kids In Need Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1995. Its mission is to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need. The Kids in Need National Network of Resource Centers includes 23 facilities that allow teachers from low-income schools to obtain free school supplies for their students.
In addition, the Kids In Need Teacher Grants program - sponsored in part by the Office Depot Foundation provides K-12 educators with funding to provide innovative learning opportunities for students. The Kids in Need Foundation has distributed nearly $300 million in school supplies since its founding, directly benefiting 1.6 million students and 100,000 teachers annually, and has awarded $1 million in grants to teachers. For more information, visit www.kidsinneed.net. To learn about the Teacher Grants program, visit http://www.kidsinneed.net/grants/.
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