YMCA Southside Head Start in Columbus, Ohio on DonorsChoose

{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"YMCA Southside Head Start","outOfStateSupporters":15.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4952251,"projectId":9191483,"letterContent":"At First we had a Big discussion about what do you think is in the big box? We had many different answers such as its a dinosaur , house, Big bird house, castle and many more. When we had it finally place on the playground we had many more response from the children.\r\nThe first child that seen it said, Where in the world did the frog come from? Other children called it a turtle, dinosaur, not one of them said a Caterpillar . One child crawled under and yelled its a butterfly. \r\nAlthough everyone wanted a chance to climb on it. This has improved the playground for such gross motor skills. We can not thank enough for everything you do for the children.","fullyFundedDate":1746447369547,"projectUrl":"project/outdoor-play/9191483/","projectTitle":"Outdoor Play","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stevens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4952251_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1511202068131","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/www-donorschoice-org-wilmastevens"},{"teacherId":6339281,"projectId":9743525,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for giving to my students! My students were so excited to open up the package and find the Counting Bears with Matching Bowls and Spinners. They immediately wanted to open the new materials and get to work. \r\n\r\nMy students first began by sorting the bears by color. Then they asked me about what the spinners were for. Once I explained the different ways that they could use the spinners, they didn't want to stop using these materials. The children were so excited to be able to spin the spinner, shout out the numbers, then count out the bears. \r\n\r\nNext, I plan to make spinners that go up to the numbers 10 and 20. This will push them to go beyond the numbers 5 and 6. I also plan to teach the children how to graph with the bears. This will strengthen their mathematical concepts by teaching them about using simple comparison and ordinal terms to describe findings.","fullyFundedDate":1759527850049,"projectUrl":"project/incorporating-math-in-every-area-of-thei/9743525/","projectTitle":"Incorporating Math in Every Area of Their Lives!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Randi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6339281_orig.jpg?crop=524,524,x214,y22&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758663465074","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6339281"},{"teacherId":4952251,"projectId":9232401,"letterContent":"Thank you for the Books! Books offer a wide range of impact for our children, Such as cognitive development through vocabulary. Which is very important to the children at such a young age. The children were excited just to open a package and see the books and other items that came. The books offer group reading as well as one on one reading time with the teacher. With the one on ones this helps build a bond with the student as the beginning of the school year.\r\n\r\nThe teachers were excited as well to get cleaning supplies to help in the classroom. WE here AT SOUTH SIDE APPRECIATE YOU THAT HELP US GIVE LOVE OF READING TO THE CHILDREN.","fullyFundedDate":1746447369442,"projectUrl":"project/books-books-books-and-more-books/9232401/","projectTitle":"Books! Books! Books and more Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stevens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4952251_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1511202068131","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/www-donorschoice-org-wilmastevens"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_112019","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":null,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":57,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":26,"percentWhite":64,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":3,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area","gradesServed":"Not specified","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"Census ZCTA","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"UNCLASSIFIED","ncesMetroType":null},"inStateSupporters":84.2,"schoolId":112019,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about YMCA Southside Head Start on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"YMCA Southside Head Start","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/ohio/office-of-head-start/columbus-urban-league-southside-center/112019"}

About this school

YMCA Southside Head Start is a public school in Columbus, Ohio that is part of Office of Head Start. Its teachers have had 73 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

Equity Focus School

Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School

Grades Not specified

# of students unavailable

# of teachers unavailable

475 Elwood Ave

Columbus, OH 43207 View local requests

Evidence-based impact

Inspire teachers to stay in the classroom and boost student achievement.¹

Give to this school

Ms. Vero, a DonorsChoose teacher for 9 years.

Kindergarten teacher at PS81 - Robert J. Christen School in Bronx, NY

YMCA Southside Head Start Teachers on DonorsChoose

Ms. Annika

Mrs. Randi

Mrs. Stevens

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. Each classroom request for funding was created by a classroom teacher and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works

YMCA Southside Head Start Demographics

57%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area

30%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

YMCA Southside Head Start Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 5, 2025

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a teacher in need, moving us closer to a nation where students in every community have the tools and experiences they need for a great education.