7-10-2026 4:40am

BCPS Preps For

Mission Moment: Help us prepare for the back-to-school season

It’s never too early to start thinking about the back-to-school season! It will be here before you know it, and The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools needs the community’s help to stock the shelves at the Exchangerees – its two educator resource centers where teachers shop for school supplies and classroom materials at no cost to themselves.

Here's how you can help!

Host a Tools for School Drive.

During July and August, collect pens, pencils, paper, crayons, markers, notebooks, folders, art supplies, fidgets, games, puzzles, STEM materials, and more! Then, contact The Education Foundation (edfoundation@bcps.org or 443-809-8962) to schedule a donation drop-off.

Join us for the 4th Annual Stuff the Bus event.

This year’s Stuff the Bus event will take place on Saturday, August 15, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the Walmart Supercenter, 1 Frankel Way, Cockeysville 21030. During the event, Walmart patrons may purchase school supplies and deliver them to the donation center in front of the building. Take a moment to enjoy music from BCPS marching bands, enthusiasm from BCPS cheerleaders, food from various food trucks, a photo op with Poe, the Raven’s mascot, and more!

Show your support all year long.

Did you know? The Exchangerees are open to BCPS Educators for shopping all year long! That’s right! BCPS Educators may shop one time per month at one of the Exchangerees all year long! That means we need donations all year long to keep our shelves stocked! Join our monthly challenge and donate specific items each month or pick and choose from our shopping list what you’d like to donate each month.

Start planning your end-of-year giving.

Do you prefer to donate funds toward our efforts to keep our Exchangeree shelves stocked? Monetary donations are always welcome. Donate anytime or engage in one of our three end-of-year giving campaigns.

The Foundation | Highlights

The Education Foundation of Baltimore County Public Schools, Inc., was founded on October 26, 1992, as the official 501 (c) (3) nonprofit for Baltimore County Public Schools. The foundation is on a mission to contribute to a brighter future as a champion of the system and community through advocacy, fundraising, and programming. We believe that together, with our community partners, we can ensure that every student, educator, and school community has the resources necessary to reach their full potential.

BCPS is the 22nd largest school system in the nation with 108,000 students and 8,000 educators in 174 schools, centers, and programs. Our students and their families come from 138 countries and speak more than 150 languages. The racial breakdown of our students follows: 40% are African American; 29% are white; 18% are Hispanic/Latino; 7% are Asian; 5% are more than one race; <1% are American Indian; and <1% are Pacific Islander. More than 50% of our students come from lower socioeconomic families, and 15% require special education services.

Since 2010, the foundation has provided 987 scholarships for graduating seniors for a total of $798,095. Since 2012, the foundation has awarded 743 school and office-based grants and special projects to enhance the regular curricula for a total of $1,540,315. Since 2018, the foundation has operated two educator resource centers (the Exchangerees) where teachers shop for school supplies, books, winter accessories and more, at no cost to them. The Exchangerees have served 20,705 educators and 540,310 students, shared 102,036 books, and distributed $4,789,503 worth of resources and materials into our school communities.

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