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Ms. Mercurio from San Francisco CA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Bring Karaoke to a Juvenile Jail

Help me give my students a karaoke machine for their recreation time after school.

  • $387 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are incarcerated in a juvenile jail 24 hours a day. 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 50% of our students are classified as special education and require services for disabilities.

Despite the 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

Our institution is always open to innovative ideas for how to keep the students occupied and as happy as possible during their incarceration. The leaders have approved the request for a karaoke recreation period that would occur on the units after school and on weekends when there is little programming occurring.

The students love to sing, perform, and just generally have the opportunity to be kids, as many of them were forced to grow up with adults strains and responsibilities far too soon.

Thank you, in advance for your consideration and support.

Ms. Mercurio
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
MASINGO Bluetooth Karaoke Machine for Adults and Kids - Portable Singing Equipment Set W/ 2 Wireless Karaoke Microphones - PA Speaker System with Disco Ball Lights & TV Cable- Soprano X1 (Gold) • Amazon Business $269.95 1 $269.95

Materials cost

$269.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$24.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$328.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.01

Total project goal

$386.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$386.71

3 Donors

-$376.12

Donations toward project cost

-$328.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.59

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$0.00

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