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PEIE’s Story

Parents Engaged in Education is a charity established in 2015 by a group of parent leaders, focused on providing resources and skill building opportunities to parents and school council members in order to support and advocate for their children's education and school.

When COVID changed our world and closed schools in 2020, the charity shifted their focus to respond to the educational inequities made more pronounced during the COVID pandemic, recognizing that these inequities were largely experienced by diverse, underserved students.

Realizing that one backpack or one program would not achieve the equity threshold needed, we opened CANADA'S FIRST EDUCATION BANK in February 2021.

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When COVID changed our world and closed schools in 2020, the charity shifted their focus to respond to the educational inequities made more pronounced during the COVID pandemic, recognizing that these inequities were largely experienced by diverse, underserved students.

Realizing that one backpack or one program would not achieve the equity threshold needed, we opened CANADA'S FIRST EDUCATION BANK in February 2021.

The Education Bank is a project of Parents Engaged in Education, designed to support underprivileged families by providing learning resources, school materials, and developmental programs from tutoring to competitive robotics.

Who We Serve

The Education Bank provides diverse, underserved children between ages 4 to 18 years old, in the Greater Toronto Area, with free school supplies, great books, fun activities, amenities for self-care, mental health resources and technology.

It is built on the belief that you cannot just give a child a book, and not the support to improve their reading and literacy skills. At The Education Bank, our kids can participate in learning and creative programs that let them increase their learning as well as have an outlet to explore their creativity.  

Refugees, asylum seekers, and families whose household income is less than $50,000 per annum are eligible for free services at the Education Bank. We now serve over 1600 students from the GTA!

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Our Mission

We are committed to building strong partnerships with industry and post-secondary institutions that open opportunities for our families to feel included and empowered to be sure their child can achieve their dreams through hard work and commitment to their education.

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