Recession a Boon for School-Supplies Charity

A Boston charity that redistributes castoff office supplies for use in classrooms and day-care centers is finding a silver lining in the economic downturn, reports The New York Times.

Donations to Extras for Creative Learning are booming as businesses shed workers and move to smaller offices, said Jodi Schmidt, the organization’s director. Members of the organization pay a set fee, discounted for Boston public-school teachers, to collect free and low-cost supplies from the organization’s warehouse-style shop.

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