Many of my students come to me from low-income families. Single parents are raising most of our students. Ten percent of my students live with a grandparent or a foster parent, due to their parents being unfit. Almost 100% of my students receive free or reduced-price lunches. Throughout the year, we are made aware of our homeless students. These students need extra care and attention.
I try to be an emotional support to as many of my students as I can.
I provide supplies to many of my students because they just don't have the money for school supplies. School supplies are a low priority when you are homeless and without other basic necessities. My students come to me without many of the skills they need for high school. Around 60% of my students are below grade level. This is a result of many of them attending different schools throughout their education.
I am in a transient district, which adds to the struggles of the students who move around a lot. In order to catch my students up to grade level, I have to help them work on fluency and skills from lower grades.
My Project
This is my first year as head coach and it is the first year for our school to have their own team. It is a goal of mine to grow my swim program and get more students involved with the team
Unlike other sports where schools and teams can purchase one set of uniforms to be used for multiple years, swimming requires a new suit each year.
For this reason, our school is unable to provide suits for our team each year, leaving our athletes and their families forced to purchase a new competition suit. By donating to this project you are opening the door for some students who would otherwise be unable to afford to be a part of our swim team due to the cost of competition swimsuits, goggles, and caps, to be able to afford to be a part of a growing program in an urban low income school.
We thank you in advance for supporting our program and our kids.
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