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This project would provide my class with a variety of snacks known to be liked by most children. Please help support this project and our students by providing them with fuel for testing. ","hasReceivedDonations":true,"proposalURL":"project/snacks-for-students-during-state-testing/10119211/","hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":"2X","location":"Woodville, MS","id":10119211,"title":"Snacks for Students During State Testing!"},{"profilePhotoURL":null,"schoolName":"Cranberry Elementary School","costToComplete":387.11,"teacherId":8804308,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Ms. Embury","numDonors":1,"numStudents":36,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students snacks and nutritional items that will keep them focused, motivated and ready to learn.","totalPrice":487.11,"povertyLevel":"More than half of students from low‑income households","essay":"My students are low performing and experience limited or inconsistent access to food and often face challenges that extend beyond academics. When children are food insecure their bodies may not receive the steady nutrition needed to support brain development, attention and hunger. For these students, a nutritious snack during the school day is not simply a treat-it’s essential fuel that allows them to focus, process information, and actively participate. \r\n\r\nProviding snacks can also have a powerful effect on motivation and emotional well-being. Students who worry about food may struggle with anxiety or feel distracted throughout the day. This small meaningful gesture can build trust, improve behavior, and increase engagement in learning tasks. 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Snacks like these will ensure students succeed in the classroom because they will have brain food. Snacks like these will ensure students will be successful in school because they will have brain food. These snacks will offer students a variety of healthy snacks or snacks that will give them a bigger boost during their school day.\r\nSuch snacks always bring a big smile to their faces when they receive snacks. \r\nThese snacks will help me make sure my students are always full and ready to do their best work! By donating to our project, you will not only help to improve and increase student attention and focus, but you will also ultimately help to increase their academic achievement.\r\n\r\n","hasReceivedDonations":false,"proposalURL":"project/fuel-their-focus-one-snack-at-a-time/10137384/","hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":null,"location":"Washington, DC","id":10137384,"title":"“Fuel Their Focus, One Snack at a Time.”"},{"profilePhotoURL":null,"schoolName":"Voyages Preparatory - South Queens","costToComplete":470.58,"teacherId":5261707,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Mrs. Griesch","numDonors":0,"numStudents":150,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students snacks to eat to keep their focus and maintain energy.","totalPrice":470.58,"povertyLevel":"More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households","essay":"My students are all from low-to-no income families and households. They come to school without eating in the morning and do not bring anything for lunch. They usually do not have money to purchase food and water. The drinking water in the school is not viable, so they have to bring their own.\r\n\r\nMany of these students are too proud to admit that they don't have anything to eat or drink.\r\n\r\nIf I can provide them with a snack, a granola bar, or a bag of chips, it can help hold them until they can get food. It will help them concentrate and focus on the work in class. We do not have vending machines in this school or access to the cafeteria. If they do not bring food or water, they will not be able to leave to buy anything during the school day, since we are a closed campus. 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","totalPrice":920.75,"povertyLevel":"More than half of students from low‑income households","essay":"Our students learn in a Title 1 school in New York City. They will utilize the food pantry items for snacks during the day and as care packages for the long weekends in the spring. Food not eaten during the school year will go home with them in the summer. \r\n\r\nOur students are multilingual learners, and these items will support their endurance and fill their bellies as they prepare and take their NYSESLAT exam, SATs, and Regents exams. \r\n\r\nThe multilingual learner population in our building is comprised of hard-working scholars, and these items will continue to support their academic growth and development. 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I try and supply food for any student in need because they might not have any food for lunch. I do not want any student to go hungry all day. This also helps them to feed their brains because hunger causes loss of focus and energy.\r\n I feel that without the food necessary, some of these students will not eat at all that day. I try to purchase what I can on my own, but anything that can be donated would be appreciated.","hasReceivedDonations":true,"proposalURL":"project/food-for-thought/10218614/","hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":null,"location":"Chicago Heights, IL","id":10218614,"title":"Food for Thought"},{"profilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8154971_orig.png?crop=1075,1075,x422,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722726662453","schoolName":"Richmond High School","costToComplete":553.33,"teacherId":8154971,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Mr. Derek Worch","numDonors":2,"numStudents":150,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students snacks to get through the day and recharge!","totalPrice":555.33,"povertyLevel":"Nearly all students from low‑income households","essay":"Teaching today is much more than preparing material, activities, and grading. Educators today also have to be prepared to support students with basic needs, such as food and clothing. In my own class, students often ask me, \"Do you have anything to eat?\" \r\nMany simply do not have the resources at home and are in need of a snack to get through the day. Food insecurity is real. And when students are hungry, they don't focus as well and have a hard time focusing, which in turn impacts their learning.\r\n\r\nBy donating to this project, you will help provide snacks to my students!\r\nWith this project, students will be provided with some food to prepare them for a class full of learning! Your gift and support will make a difference!","hasReceivedDonations":true,"proposalURL":"project/snacks-i-got-you/10227577/","hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":null,"location":"Richmond, IN","id":10227577,"title":"Snacks?! I Got You!"},{"profilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5957045_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1538874153881","schoolName":"Franklin Elementary School","costToComplete":316.78,"teacherId":5957045,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Mrs. Walther","numDonors":3,"numStudents":100,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students healthy snacks during state testing for brain fuel.","totalPrice":376.78,"povertyLevel":"Nearly all students from low‑income households","essay":"This project is to provide snacks and headphones for my students who will be state testing in about a week. Many students are hungry before testing and rely on the school for food. A lot of students don't like the school's snacks and it isn't much food. We usually spend a lot of our own money buying snacks for state testing time. This project would provide my class with a variety of snacks known to be liked by most children. Please help support this project and our students by providing them with fuel for testing.\r\n\r\nI believe in them! I am changing the world one scholar at a time.","hasReceivedDonations":true,"proposalURL":"project/snacks-for-students-during-state-testing/10240701/","hasBeenFunded":true,"matchMultiplier":null,"location":"Tacoma, WA","id":10240701,"title":"Snacks for Students During State Testing!"},{"profilePhotoURL":null,"schoolName":"Hugh R Jones Elementary School","costToComplete":957.64,"teacherId":9971825,"hideDetails":false,"teacherName":"Mrs. Winter","numDonors":0,"numStudents":45,"fulfillmentTrailer":"Help me give my students snacks because they are always hungry! I feed them out of pocket every day.","totalPrice":957.64,"povertyLevel":"Nearly all students from low‑income households","essay":"I am a reading teacher in an inner city school district. The students that come to my classes are always \"starving\". I like to provide them with food as much as I possibly can. I work with economically disadvantaged youth, they are not always able to bring food from home, so I do my best to provide snacks for them every day. Unfortunately, it is not always feasible. I am a firm believer that children cannot learn when they are hungry. My goal is to provide food for any child that is in need. I service over 45 children per day. I would greatly appreciate any help we can get.","hasReceivedDonations":false,"proposalURL":"project/food-for-kids/10274704/","hasBeenFunded":false,"matchMultiplier":"2X","location":"Utica, NY","id":10274704,"title":"Food for Kids!"}]