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Mrs. J from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Careers & Self-Help Information

Help me give my students Career, Self-Help, and Diversity books.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. J's classroom raised $1,414

This project is fully funded

My Students

I love my students' tenacity for coming to school to learn despite issues that negatively impact their lives daily. I know that inner strength makes them special. They have fighting spirits and overcome obstacles that most adults cannot. Their sheer determination is what makes me continue to want to teach and hopefully be a positive impact on their lives.

My Project

These books will assist my student with answering questions about careers, teenage issues, and diversity in our world. Young people are facing some challenging times, but my goal is to build their self esteem so that they can begin to plan their careers and lives. Instructors are not able to answer some pressing questions that our students need to have answered. These books will open many doors for them and help with issues that I cannot. I will feel much better knowing that I have offered my students more than just Reading skills. Life skills and mindsets make well-rounded individuals.

Mrs. J Mann Elementary School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Mamba Mentality: How I Play • Amazon Business $18.00 5 $90.00
Wild Vet Adventures: Saving Animals Around the World With Dr. Gabby Wild • Amazon Business $17.69 5 $88.45
The Arts: A Visual Encyclopedia • Amazon Business $21.80 4 $87.20
How to Be a Fashion Designer (Careers for Kids) • Amazon Business $16.99 5 $84.95
The Money Club: A Teenage Guide to Financial Literacy • Amazon Business $15.99 5 $79.95
Just As You Are: A Teen’s Guide to Self-Acceptance and Lasting Self-Esteem (The Instant Help Solutions Series) • Amazon Business $14.99 5 $74.95
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man • Amazon Business $12.49 5 $62.45
Everything a Band-Aid Can't Fix: A Teen's Guide to Healing and Dealing with Life • Amazon Business $18.95 3 $56.85
Careers: The Graphic Guide to Planning Your Future • Amazon Business $10.49 5 $52.45
Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic (Volume 4) • Amazon Business $24.22 2 $48.44
Anxiety Relief for Teens: Essential CBT Skills and Mindfulness Practices to Overcome Anxiety and Stress • Amazon Business $15.99 3 $47.97
The Book of Awesome Black Americans: Scientific Pioneers, Trailblazing Entrepreneurs, Barrier-Breaking Activists and Afro-Futurists (Teen and YA Cultural Heritage, African-American Biographies) • Amazon Business $9.59 5 $47.95
How to Be an Engineer (Careers for Kids) • Amazon Business $15.69 3 $47.07
Big Thinkers and Big Ideas: An Introduction to Eastern and Western Philosophy for Kids • Amazon Business $15.29 3 $45.87
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning • Amazon Business $7.95 5 $39.75
Women in Tech: Take Your Career to the Next Level with Practical Advice and Inspiring Stories • Amazon Business $18.95 2 $37.90
The Ultimate Self-Esteem Workbook for Teens: Overcome Insecurity, Defeat Your Inner Critic, and Live Confidently • Amazon Business $12.19 3 $36.57
Brown Girl Dreaming • Amazon Business $6.87 5 $34.35
A Different Mirror for Young People: A History of Multicultural America (For Young People Series) • Amazon Business $16.99 2 $33.98
Black Girl, White School: Thriving, Surviving and No, You Can't Touch My Hair. an Anthology • Amazon Business $9.99 3 $29.97
Civil Rights Then and Now: A Timeline of the Fight for Equality in America • Amazon Business $8.99 3 $26.97

Materials cost

$1,154.04

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$17.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,201.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$212.00

Total project goal

$1,413.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,413.35

3 Donors

-$769.17

Donations toward project cost

-$653.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$115.37

match offer

-$644.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$547.55

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$96.63

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$0.00

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