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Ms. Taylor from Ava MO is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Bear Necessities: Weekend Backpack Program

Help me give my students the food they need to eat on the weekends.

  • $589 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

The students who would benefit are in Grades PreK- 2 who qualify for free/reduced lunches at school, but are food insecure on weekends.

Since food security is an unmet need in our rural district, our High School Leadership Class created a backpack program for students PreK-2.

According to the 2016 Missouri Hunger Atlas, 34.7% of children in our county live below the poverty level & 27.6% of the children are considered food uncertain. Over the past decade the number of children qualifying for free and reduced school lunch has ranged from 69-76.1%.

Although free/reduced lunches assist food insecure children during the week, it does not address hunger on the weekend. The Missouri Hunger Atlas rates our county as a high need/low-performance county, which means we are not doing enough to meet the hunger needs in our community.

We currently serve 130-140 students on the free and reduced lunch program.

My Project

Although most families on free/reduced lunch do receive assistance through SNAP, the 2016 FRAC’s National, State, and Local Index of Food Hardship reports “the benefits just are not enough for most families to make it through the month.” Our program provides lunch and breakfast options which take up most of our budget. We are hoping the supplies from Donor's Choose will provide snacks for in-between the meals. It is our hope the food we provide will some relief to the students and their families.

Our BEAR Necessities program benefits students socially, academically and physically.

Inadequate nutrition or food may lead to lower energy levels. According to the Feeding America 2015 article, The Link Between Learning and Child Hunger in America, “social activity and learning are the last place that energy from food is applied, so children that do not have adequate access to healthy foods may experience social and learning delays.” Increased social learning helps students make better choices which can lead to healthier bodies and minds

The effects of child hunger can touch not only their cognitive development but their physical health. Inadequate food may also leave children’s immune systems more susceptible to disease and health issues

Providing meals for students not only benefits the health of the children but the health of the family. Relieving some of the worry and stress of parents as they attempt to provide for their child benefits the family unit. For families and children participating in our program, we hope to instill a sense of community by showing caring and compassion.

Our goal is to have a lasting effect on these children. We believe students working in the program and those receiving the benefits will develop positive attitudes and relationships with others and increase their school performance.

Ms. Taylor
Grades PreK-2
  • Ava High School
  • Ava, MO
  • More than half of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 150 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Rold Gold Tiny Twists Pretzels, 1 oz. Bags, 88 Bags/Box • Quill.com $38.24 5 $191.20
Austin Zoo Animal Crackers, 2 oz. Bags, 36 Bags/Box • Quill.com $16.14 7 $112.98
Sunshine Cheez-It Crackers, 1.5 oz. Bags, 60 Bags/Box (SUB12261) • Staples Advantage $29.99 3 $89.97
Grandma's Big Chocolate Chip Cookies, 2/Pk, 2.5 oz., 60/Ct • Staples Advantage $34.49 2 $68.98

Materials cost

$463.13

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$500.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.25

Total project goal

$588.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$588.33

1 Donor

-$588.33

Donations toward project cost

-$500.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$88.25

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$0.00

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