Partnership for the Availability of School Supplies (PASS)
The Partnership for the Availability of School Supplies (PASS) program provides school supplies for students at Tulsa’s highest poverty elementary schools. The program aims to ensure that economic inequality does not lead to an inequality of opportunity for students in the classroom.
The program, administered by Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF), will provide supplies to over 24,000 students at 50 elementary schools in Tulsa and Union school districts for the 2011-2012 school year. In each school assisted, more than 75% of students qualify for the Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program.
Supplies are provided directly to school sites and distributed by each building. Parents and students only need to arrive for the first day of school to receive supplies. At each PASS school site, all students are provided with supplies, regardless of individual family income.
PASS is the community-recognized provider of school supplies, originally founded by Community Action Project and the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation. In 14 years, over 232,000 sets of supplies, including crayons, pencils, markers, folders, rulers, spiral notebooks and scissors have been distributed to the neediest children in Tulsa.
For the 2010-2011 school year, a record $260,000 was contributed to the PASS program from individuals, families, corporations and foundations.
Gifts are now being accepted and are still needed for the 2011-2012 school year. To contribute, please click the button below or make your contribution payable to:
Tulsa Community Foundation – PASS
7030 S. Yale Avenue, Suite 600
Tulsa, OK 74136
Program Goals
The PASS program works toward identified objectives:
- To alleviate the financial burden on low-income families to purchase school supplies for pre-K and elementary-school-aged children and ensure that children have the tools they need to succeed in school
- To coordinate services with others who wish to provide school supplies.
- To encourage other funders to join in this vital community effort.
- To purchase and distribute supplies in an efficient and timely manner.
Contact Information
For more information on the PASS program, please contact Elizabeth Vereecke, PASS Coordinator, at EVereecke@tulsacf.org or (918) 494-8823.
