Our kids deserve the opportunity to become valued contributors to society.
We invite you to join us in providing school supplies, books, hygiene items and other aid for students living in poverty across metro Detroit.
You can help champion academic achievement by empowering kids to overcome many of the obstacles they encounter. One pencil can rewrite a future.
Our vision is a community of individuals who are literate, self-supporting and valued for their unique contributions to society. We believe one of the ways to accomplish this is by addressing core issues related to the academic performance of students living in poverty. In order to empower children to overcome many of the obstacles they [...]
Volunteer at Operation: Kid Equip and your experience will be amazing! This is a great opportunity to give back to your community and help kids in your own backyard. As an all-volunteer organization, it takes over 5,000 hours from volunteers like you to continue making an important impact in our communities each year. No matter [...]
Kindle a kid’s desire to learn today. Your donation puts pencils, notebooks, and crayons in their excited hands in time for the first day of school and throughout the year. You help them show up with confidence and gusto because they now have what every other kid has. They aren’t left out. They are equipped [...]
Share your passion and commitment to kids, education and the community by joining the Homeless Student Power of 10 Campaign.
You and your closest friends have the power to make change possible for kids experiencing homelessness. You might not have a lot to give but if we all do a little, we can drastically change the lives of more than 6,400 homeless students in metro Detroit.
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They can’t afford to keep me tells Ashley’s moving story and how you’re helping make Ashley’s school day brighter.
Volunteer Spotlight: Janice Rakoczy. Janice has given much of her time to help sort, stock and organize the many products that come in throughout the year. Not only is she a champion of OKE, but she is also a strong advocate for her students. We owe a special thanks to Janice for really making a difference every day, at school and in the community.
Learning to make frugal choices can be overwhelming at first, but with time, it becomes second nature. Read on for some simple ways that your family can begin to save money today.
Teachers are asking about ChapStick® or other lip balms. We don’t have any in stock yet, but we may have found the perfect class project for students to create their own lip balm.
