World Vision of Seattle Tacoma will open a Teacher Resource Center at Highline Public Schools' Salmon Creek campus this month. Designed like a store, qualifying teachers can visit the center and “shop” for items needed in their classrooms including books, backpacks, and other school-related items. Area businesses and large corporations donate school supplies to World Vision to stock the center, and the items are given to the teachers at no charge.

The Teacher Resource Center will serve schools with a 70% or greater number of students who qualify for free or reduced meals. Planned hours of operation are Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:00 – 6:00 p.m.

“We are pleased that we are able to provide this space and have such a program available to our children and schools,” said Assistant Superintendent Geri Fain.

In 2007, World Vision provided more than $50 million worth of goods through the World Vision Storehouse – which benefited more than 1.5 million people, including 21, 440 teachers who put school supplies into the hands of more than 361,000 students.

About World Vision: World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.