Being forced to improvise with limited support is a fairly normal situation for teachers tbh.
I have nothing but a giant respect for teachers that are usually underpaid for the giant importance that they carry on their shoulders, a good teacher can help completely change the life of their students.
Cheap sports shoes so the poor kid isn't left out after he lost his shoes but can't afford new ones, pens etc for children who lose them and don't have friends who will lend them one, tampons or sanitary towels for girls whose parents refuse to accept she's growing up.
Example article on this: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/nearly-1-in-10-school...