Teachers create Facebook group to help other teachers buy needed school supplies

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KSLA) – Two teachers from Shreveport-Bossier are dedicated to helping fellow teachers with their classroom expenses.

Courtney Feliciano is the founder of the Adopt-A-Teacher Caddo / Bossier Facebook group 2021-2022.

She says she came up with the idea from a parent during the pandemic in 2020. Another Facebook page designed for the community to help shower high school kids who missed all the major events as the elderly grew in popularity and were going viral. Feliciano says it’s the same concept, but rather helps teachers get what they need for their classrooms.

Ashley Perkins runs the social media side of the page and says she’s not exaggerating when she says first-grade teachers spend thousands of dollars preparing their rooms. This is especially true for teachers who want to make their classrooms attractive with cool themes for the little ones.

Additionally, teachers try to supplement any supplies their students may need throughout the school year.

“We buy hundreds, thousands of pencils to hand out every day and it’s out of our own pockets, not to complain, because we want the kids to have supplies and to be prepared,” Feliciano said.

Over 2,000 people have joined the Adopt-A-Teacher campaign on Facebook.

“Every teacher has posted an Amazon Wish List. All you have to do is click on that listing and choose the items you want to purchase for them, ”Perkins said.

You can join the Caddo-Bossier Adopt-A-Teacher 2021-2022 here. Organizers are doing their best to verify that Amazon’s wishlists are posted by teachers in the Shreveport-Bossier area.

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