I work as the Mental Health Specialist at a public high school. We have wonderful, smart, resilient, incredible students who are under an unimaginable amount of stress.
My students are experiencing alarming rates of anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts, and my goal each day is to support and love them.
I work at a school where we have a unique mix of high achieving students, affluent students, and students in need of housing and food support. While the reasons may be different, each student here experiences stress and struggle. I do my best each day to support them all in whatever way they need.
My Project
Students come to me every day to share their struggles with depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, family stress, academic pressure, and so much more. In and of itself, my office is not a calming place. It is stark and academic-like, and my students have noticed. One student told me, "kids come here when they are sad, and your office just looks sad and makes them more sad, except for you being there". I would love my office to reflect the calming support that I try my best daily to offer my students. Being a teenager is hard, especially in this era of social media. These supplies will both help make my office more calming and supportive, as well as be given to students for de-stressing and anxiety reducing techniques.
B FSOBEIIALEO Velvet Storage Ottoman with Seat Back, Footstool Shoes Bench Folding Chair, Room Organizer Cube Box (Blue, Large)
• Amazon Business
$67.99
2
$135.98
Nourison Celestial Modern Abstract Area Rug, 5'3" x 7'3" (5x7), Sealife Multicolor Grey
• Amazon Business
$110.00
1
$110.00
Cozy Sack Bean Bag Chair: Large 4 Foot Foam Filled Bean Bag – Large Bean Bag Chair, Protective Liner, Plush Micro Fiber Removable Cover - Grey
• Amazon Business
$91.96
1
$91.96
Adaptive Sound Technologies LectroFan High Fidelity White Noise Sound Machine with 20 Unique Non-Looping Fan and White Noise Sounds and Sleep Timer
• Amazon Business
$49.99
1
$49.99
Blank Book - 48-Pack Colorful Notebooks, Unlined Plain Travel Journals for Students, Kids Diaries, Creative Writing Projects, 6 Assorted Colors, 4.25 x 5.5 Inches, 24 Sheets
• Amazon Business
$28.99
1
$28.99
Designs by Maria Inc. Colorful Abstract Paint Splats Inspirational Wall Art Prints (Unframed) | Set of 6 (8x10)
• Amazon Business
$18.99
1
$18.99
Sensory Fidget Toys Set, 22 Pcs., Stress Relief and Anti-Anxiety Tools Bundle for Kids and Adults, Marble and Mesh, Pack of Squeeze Balls, Soybean Squeeze, Flippy Chain, Liquid Motion Timer & More
• Amazon Business
$18.55
1
$18.55
Peace Flags Mini Collection Wall Card Prints, Motivational Wall Quotes, Colorful Decoration, Be Kind, Be Happy, Children Wall Decoration, Wall Flags Decoration
• Amazon Business
$18.00
1
$18.00
Stress Less Cards - 50 Mindfulness & Meditation Exercises - Helps Relieve Stress and Anxiety - The Original Deck
• Amazon Business
$12.45
1
$12.45
Materials cost
$484.91
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$37.82
3rd party payment processing fee
$7.27
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$560.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$98.82
Total project goal
$658.82
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$658.82
7 Donors
-$648.24
Donations toward project cost
-$560.00
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