Fort Payne Head Start in Fort Payne, Alabama on DonorsChoose

{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Fort Payne Head Start","outOfStateSupporters":36.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7406605,"projectId":8767407,"letterContent":"You have truly made a classroom of little hearts as happy as happy can be. When we opened all of the new materials that YOU helped purchase, they were on the edge of excitement! I guess the thing I loved the most was hearing they tell me what they already knew to do with these great items and how to use them. Having such great materials in the classroom to show their emotions and to learn and grow will get them so much higher in their thinking skills and their social emotional skills.\r\nWe have utilized the amazing baskets around the classroom with calming materials as well as books and writing materials. The kids love them! And you will love this.... one of their favorite things in this project is the UNO GAME! I love that so much! So many skills to learning through playing this game but because it's so small and simple, it often get overlooked. \r\nWe just want to attempt to thank you again for making this project possible! Keep an eye out for our classroom in the future. One of my favorite things to do is most definitely read alouds and story times and I love having great books and matching materials so I hope to do a literacy project with some items for story telling and \r\nretelling. :) Thank you and God bless!!","fullyFundedDate":1734542323765,"projectUrl":"project/a-little-emotion-control/8767407/","projectTitle":"A Little Emotion Control","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Vicki","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7406605_orig.jpg?crop=344,344,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598629483755","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vickis-wilson"},{"teacherId":7406605,"projectId":8976088,"letterContent":"Oh, what an exciting day we had on what we call \"Grand Opening of Materials\"! We explained a little about why we were receiving new materials and how YOU all helped us to be blessed with these items. They were so excited and so very thankful! \r\n\r\nThe arrival of the materials could not have come at a better time. We returned from Christmas break and began a unit study about Boxes and straight into a study of Water. We were able to put out so many materials to help enrich these studies in our center and free choice areas. The children have been so engaged in the sand and water table area with having new sand to explore. They have flooded our art center which sometimes is not as busy simply because of the new play-dough, art supplies and glue sticks. They have created so many forms of art to show what they have learned in the studies. \r\n\r\nWe have also read our new books, and they have loved adding to their \"Mama Llama\" knowledge by having a new story. We have been able to be so specific in our small group times using the find motor materials such as Mr. Potato Head and the tool pouch and tools. I wish there were words to express our gratitude for your donations to this project and making these items available to this classroom of low-income students. We thank you so very much!!","fullyFundedDate":1733940095714,"projectUrl":"project/fill-their-hearts-and-hands-galore/8976088/","projectTitle":"Fill Their Hearts and Hands Galore!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Vicki","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7406605_orig.jpg?crop=344,344,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598629483755","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vickis-wilson"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_111282","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":null,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":75,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":76,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":17,"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":63.1,"schoolId":111282,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Fort Payne Head Start on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Fort Payne Head Start","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/alabama/office-of-head-start/fort-payne-3202/111282"}

About this school

Fort Payne Head Start is a public school in Fort Payne, Alabama that is part of Office of Head Start. Its teachers have had 17 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

701 1st St E

Fort Payne, AL 35967 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

Fort Payne Head Start Teachers on DonorsChoose

Ms. Dalton

Ms. Dana

Ms. Vicki

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

Fort Payne Head Start Demographics

75%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: US Census Data for the surrounding geographic area

18%

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.

Fort Payne Head Start Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Dec 4, 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.