My students are incarcerated in a juvenile jail 24 hours a day where they live in tiny cells. Many of my students come from poverty and have experienced trauma or community violence of some kind. Students have struggled with education and often come to the institution having dropped out of school. Up to fifty percent of our population is classified as Special Education and require services for disabilities.
Despite their often challenging circumstances, my students are resilient, brilliant youth who are working hard to transform their lives.
I am lucky enough to be their English teacher and want to give them opportunities to master tools that will help them to empower and rehabilitate themselves.
My Project
My students are incarcerated in three separate housing units. One of the units was lucky enough to receive blankets from another DonorsChoose project and the students have requested blankets for the other units as well.
My students are cold at night with the blankets that the juvenile jail provides, and they need to keep warm so they are able to learn and be at their best in school.
My students are facing a lot of stress during their detention. They are generally bright, hard-working youth who are working through a challenging period in their lives. Please help me help my students.
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