My little loves are smart, caring, and resilient. They work hard in school and are developing so many academic and social/ emotional skills. Unfortunately, most of my students come from low-income families. Despite this fact, they continue to thrive in school.
I want to provide my babies with snacks to help keep them fed when they're home, and extra uniforms to prevent the embarrassment of waiting in soiled clothes after accidents.
Spring break is rapidly approaching. Transitioning to winter break can be tough for low income families. Sometimes, the meals at school are the only meals that they may be provided with. I want hunger to be the last thing that my babies need to worry about whether in school or at home. I would like to send home snacks that do not have to be cooked, or easy foods that older siblings may be able to help make in the microwave for them.
When working with young children, accidents often happen in the classroom. At the start of the year, we request that children have an extra change of clothes in their cubbies. However, many parents don't send in an extra due to financial struggles. For the ones who do send in an extra, as the school year progresses and accidents happen, those clothes are rarely sent back to school. Extra clothes will allow us to provide a change of clothes for children when spills or accidents happen. It would minimize interrupt parents with the task of bringing clothes to school and alleviate some of the embarrassment students feel when having to sit in their soiled clothing while waiting for parents to arrive.
Thank you in advance for supporting us with this project!
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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