Partnerships

In addition to grants to local grassroots organizations, Staples and Staples Foundation for Learning® have charity partners throughout the United States and globally.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA)

Boys & Girls Clubs of America provides a safe place to learn and grow – all while having fun. The Clubs offer innovative programs and a professional staff that instill in young people a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging, and influence. Staples Foundation for Learning has supported BGCA since 2002 and provided more than $6.5 million in grants to date.

Earth Force

Earth Force engages young people as active citizens who improve the environment and their communities now and in the future. Staples Foundation for Learning supports Earth Force's programs that offer educators innovative materials, training and support that help youth connect to their communities and address environmental issues. Educators and schools participating in Earth Force receive award–winning curriculum, training and on–going professional development, and have access to a network of community experts and partners that make Earth Force projects both a school and community effort. 

Initiative for a Competitive Inner City (ICIC)

The mission of ICIC is to harness for–profit business development and private investments to accelerate sustainable job growth, income and wealth creation for inner–city residents. Staples Foundation for Learning is a supporter of ICIC's Inner City 100, an annual list recognizing the fastest–growing inner–city companies in America developed in partnership with BusinessWeek Small Business Magazine.

Hispanic Heritage Foundation

Hispanic Heritage Foundation celebrates and promotes Hispanic culture, education and accomplishment through national and regional programs focusing on putting Hispanics in a position from which to lead. The Foundation is the sole supporter of the Staples Foundation Hispanic Heritage Teacher Awards, which recognize the impact educators are having on their students and communities through their dedication to teaching.

ReadBoston

Staples partners with ReadBoston, an initiative founded by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino in 1995 to address low literacy levels among city youth. Staples is providing $550,000 to launch Early Words, a new program that ensures children in Boston are reading on grade level by the time they complete third grade.

Do Something

Staples supports Do Something, a not–for–profit organization focused on empowering teens to convert their energy and ideas into positive action. Staples and Do Something joined forces during the 2008 Back to School season and inspired teens across the country to collect school supplies at their local Staples stores for underserved children. Staples and Do Something recently launched the 2nd Annual Do Something 101 national school supply drive to benefit more than 13 million youth living below the poverty line.

City of Hope

City of Hope provides compassionate patient care, conducts innovative science and research and turns laboratory breakthroughs into promising new therapies. Staples is a national sponsor of the Walk for Hope, a national event that raises funds to support breast cancer research, treatment and education programs at City of Hope. To learn more, visit Walk for Hope.

• Partnerships
• Global Partnerships
• Cause Marketing
• Local Giving
• Staples Foundation for Learning
• Staples Soul Main

• Community Section - 2006 Staples Soul Report (PDF)
• 2006 Staples Soul Report (PDF)

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America
• Ashoka
• Earth Force
• Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
• Hispanic Heritage Foundation
• ReadBoston
• Do Something