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Ms. Ata from Chicago, IL is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mini Kitchen for Mini Adults

Help me give my students access to a microwave and fridge so that they can have healthy meals while at school!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ata's classroom raised $269

This project is fully funded

My Students

Every day, my students find different ways to show me how wonderful they are as human beings. Together, we go on a journey learning about each other and ourselves. Our classroom is a space to explore what we already know and what we have yet to learn.

Literature and language are our gateways into worlds unknown—our tools for figuring life out.

We've explored the devastation of the American soldier experience in The Things They Carried, questioned our identities while reading The Woman Warrior, and catechized the norms of society while reading The White Tiger. We've found truths about the world and ourselves through poetry, analysis, and creative writing.

My students travel anywhere from ten minutes to two hours to get to their school, which is located in one of the roughest and least-resourced neighborhoods in Chicago. They go on this trek every day in order to learn and to better themselves, and they bring along with them all that they embody - their families, hardships, beliefs, and hearts. At one of the most academically challenging schools in our city, our students epitomize success and will be the pillars of this generation's success.

My Project

My students spend 8-10 hours at school everyday. This means that they eat 1-2 of their meals at school. While students prefer to bring their own food instead of eating from the cafeteria, they have difficulty doing this without access to a refrigerator or microwave.

Additionally, with our school being in West Englewood, often referred to as a "food desert," students do not have much access to healthy food options.

Having a microwave and fridge in the classroom will allow students to bring their preferred food and to eat it in a safe environment. These will be a life changer for our students!

Ms. Ata Lindblom Math Science Academy Grades 9-12

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
BLACK+DECKER BCRK17B Compact Refrigerator Energy Star Single Door Mini Fridge with Freezer, 1.7 Cubic Feet, Black & AmazonBasics Microwave, Small, 0.7 Cu. Ft, 700W, Compatible with Alexa • Amazon Business $194.98 1 $194.98

Materials cost

$194.98

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$227.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.22

Total project goal

$268.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $268.12

4 Donors

-$254.15

Donations toward project cost

-$227.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.97

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 $0.00

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