Since 2020, the cost of school supplies has surged 24%, while children’s winter outerwear prices have jumped nearly as much in just the past year. What were once simple back-to-school purchases—notebooks, pencils, a warm winter coat—now force families to make impossible choices. Parents are paying 25% more but getting less. Teachers are spending over $800 of their own money to fill the gaps. And children are showing up to school without the tools they need to succeed or the protection they need to stay safe in winter weather.

Life Quilt exists because no child should go without a notebook, a pencil, or a warm coat. These aren’t luxuries—they’re the foundation of dignity, learning, and safety. When families can’t afford the basics, we step in.