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Ms. Kelli Smith from Atlanta, GA is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Kelli Smith's classroom raised $449

Gardening for a Healthier Community!

Help me give my students the knowledge and skills to become inner-city gardeners.

Ms. Kelli Smith C.S. King Young Women's Leadership Academy

Atlanta, GA Grades 6-8

My Students

Our school is a public, all-girls, 6-12 school nestled in the heart of Atlanta and is a Title I School where 100% of the student population receives free lunch. The young ladies are resilient, inquisitive, full of energy, and optimistic about the possibilities outside of their immediate and sometimes harsh reality.

Despite the barriers they may encounter, these girls walk into our front doors where there is a full staff waiting to nurture their potential.

Our school has been recognized as a nationally accredited STEM certified school. We believe that learning is an extension of each child's home and community. Though funds are low, our drive is high as we push our girls to become globally conscious, college, and career-ready STEAMinists.

My Project

Have you ever heard of a "Food Desert"? A food desert is a community that has limited access to stores that can provide them with fresh food for their families. As a matter of fact there is only one grocery store in the community surrounding the school and it is a small store with extremely limited fresh produce.

As an all girls S.T.E.A.M school in the inner-city, one of our initiatives is to help our STEAMinist learn to provide healthy food choices by gardening for their families and community.

It is our goal to learn to grow healthy foods year-round inside with the hydroponic garden as well as growing food in our outside garden.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

HBCU Alum 54 students impacted 2 donors

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Atlanta, GA
Grades 6-8
Community Service
Nutrition Education
Computers & Tablets
Distance Learning
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Kelli Smith C.S. King Young Women's Leadership Academy Grades 6-8

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Atlanta, GA View local requests

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

HBCU Alum 54 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

AeroGarden - Harvest Elite Slim ? Indoor Garden ? Easy Setup ? 6 grow pods included - Stainless ? Heirloom Salad kit • Best Buy Education $107.94 3 $323.82

Materials cost			$323.82
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$22.34
3rd party payment processing fee			$4.86
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$381.02
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$67.24
Total project goal			$448.26
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$448.26
1 Donor			-$190.51
Donations toward project cost			-$190.51
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$0.00
match offer			-$224.13
Match offer toward project cost			-$190.51
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$33.62
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$33.62
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Gardening for a Healthier Community!

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