The minimum gross annual salary necessary for teachers in the U.S. to earn a living salary is $66,957. The current national salary gap for new elementary school teachers is $13,050.
Food & Housing
- Food Pantries
- SNAP Eligibility
- Community Action Partnership
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- LIHEAP
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Social Services
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
- Affordable Housing
- Teacher Nextdoor – National Home Buying Program
- The Salvation Army USA
- Feeding America
- United Way
- Habitat for Humanity
For Essential Community Services Call: 211
Edutopia Teacher Burnout Scale
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Call 1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line: Text “HELLO” to 741741 to connect with a trained crisis counselor.
SAMHSA’s National Helpline: Call 1-800-662-4357 for free and confidential information and referrals for mental health and substance use disorders.
National Domestic Violence Hotline: Call 1-800-799-7233 for support and resources for individuals experiencing domestic violence.
Veterans Crisis Line: Call 1-800-273-8255 and press 1, or text 838255 to reach a crisis counselor trained to assist veterans in crisis.
Funding
- Pledge Cents
- Teacher Lists
- Donors Choose
- Adopt A Classroom
- Lakeshore Learning
- Discount School Supply
- School Specialty
- Teacher Supply Source
- Teachers Paradise
- Teachers Pay Teachers
- ID Me Teacher Discounts
Grants & Scholarships & Student Loans
- The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation
- The Awesome Foundation
- Growing Minds – Farm to School Funding
- Teaching Scholarships and Grants
- Pentair Foundation
- D.O.E. Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program
- Dominion Energy – Education Grants
- Target Grants
- Federal Student Aid – Teacher Loan Forgiveness (TLF) Program
- D.O.E. Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants
- Georgia Pacific – Stewardship
Taxes & Financial Literacy
- Tax Guide
- Ed Data
- IRS – Educator Expense Deduction
- National Endowment for Financial Education
- National Foundation for Credit Counseling
- Operation Hope
Teacher Organizations
- Association of American Educators
- United Federation of Teachers
- National Cristina Foundation
- The NEA Foundation
- The American Federation of Teachers
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