Operation Backpack
HOW TO GET INVOLVED
1) Register below to sponsor Jordan Elementary School's 400 Kindergarten-8th Graders. The registration fee is $25 which will help offset the cost of the pre-purchased school supplies.
*To make a separate or additional donation that will go directly toward the purchase of additional supplies, click HERE. Under "Type" scroll down to the Operation Backpack Fund.
2) Consider purchasing a backpack here and either send it directly to NSCI, drop it off in the collection bin by the Goodman Center for Jewish Education before May 4th, or bring it with you to Operation Backpack on Sunday, May 4th between 10:00 am –12:30 pm.
3) If you are available, volunteer with us by packing a bag with school supplies for a student at Jordan Community School on Sunday, May 4th between 10:00 am –12:30 pm in Perlman Sanctuary. Check in is in the northern wing of Rebecca K. Crown Social Hall.
PURPOSE
To provide the more than 400 students at Jordan Elementary School in Chicago with all of the school supplies they'll need for a successful school year!
WHO WE SERVE
With your participation, we serve the students, teachers, and families of the Jordan Community School located in Rogers Park, one of Chicago's most diverse neighborhoods where there are approximately 40 different languages spoken. Jordan Community School is a K–8 school that prepares their graduates for high school, college, and careers through a balanced and integrated literary approach, diverse learning experiences, and character education.
Rogers Park is also a significantly under-resourced community—through Operation Backpack, we can play a meaningful role in ensuring that Jordan Community School students have the school supplies necessary for an equitable educational experience this upcoming school year. We are grateful for our decades-long partnership with the Jordan Community School and look forward to another great year of Operation Backpack at NSCI.
WHAT WE DO
We work with the Jordan School's teachers to develop the list of supplies for each classroom. With your help, we will purchase the supplies to provide the school supplies necessary for every student. It is in that light that every dollar donated goes directly to the students of Jordan Community School.
