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Ms. Amanda's Classroom

  • PS 5 Ellen Lurie
  • New York, NY
  • 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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Current requests

School-Based Food Pantry

Help me give my students and their families food for home so they won't be hungry.
Ms. Amanda
PS 5 Ellen Lurie•
New York, NY
  • $607 still needed
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Calming Effects

Help me give my students tools to help them calm down and unwind.
Ms. Amanda
PS 5 Ellen Lurie•
New York, NY
  • $459 still needed
  • 2 donors so far

Breakfast at Home

Help me give my students breakfast food for home in order to start their days off right.
Ms. Amanda
PS 5 Ellen Lurie•
New York, NY
  • $736 still needed
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Past projects 9

  • Hygiene for Home

    Funded Mar 24, 2025

    Thank you so much for donating. I was able to give out most of the items right before our April break.

    The parents were excited and grateful to get the toiletries. We appreciate all the support we have received over the years. The support has gotten a lot of food and toiletries in to the homes on my students. They will be able to relax and have fun over the vacation because they have the items that need to stay clean and be fed. The items help about 28 families, apparently 40 students.

    Thank you all for all of your support.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Amanda

    This classroom project was brought to life by LOFT.

  • Toiletries for Home

    Funded Dec 23, 2024

    Thank you so much for your donations. The families that the panty serves were excited and happy to receive toiletries this week. They appreciate your support and generosity. The children were excited to have the bottles bubble bath.

    These items are the most requested items each week. I appreciate you support so that I can offer the families the requested items. The families will be able to stay healthy and clean for the next several weeks. Taking shower and baths always mashed me feel better and relaxed after a hard day at school.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Amanda

  • Hygiene Products for Home

    Funded Aug 5, 2024

    Thank you all for you wonderful generosity. My families with be grateful to have hygiene products to help keep their children healthy.

    I appreciate your help on getting some of the most requested items.

    I look forward to opening the orangey for the school year. My families are usually grateful for any help they can get.

    My students will be halt to be able to come to school clean and fresh. My younger ones will enjoy the bubble bath. Am the children will like the kid's toothpaste. I am excited to start opening boxes.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Amanda

    This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Classroom Supporter and 5 other donors.

  • School-Based Food Pantry

    Funded Jul 30, 2024

    Thank you so much for your donations. About 30 families, that included about 40 adults and about 60 children, will benefit from this project. They will have food in their kitchens for a couple of weeks due to you generous donations. The parents won't have to worry and the students will be fed. On weekends, when school is out, they will be able to comfortably eat when there isn't free breakfast or lunch.

    The families are always grateful for the help and support. They appreciate that their children are getting feed through your support and have a little less to worry about”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Amanda

  • Toiletries for a School-Based Pantry

    Funded Mar 31, 2024

    Thank you for you generous donations. The families will be grateful to have toiletries. They want to send their children into school clean and refreshed. Now they will be able to do that.

    Once everything arrives, I will begine to bag up and send it home with the food that I give to the families.

    The hygiene products will be greatly appreciated buy the families. I appreciate your generosity. Than you fur everything you do and have done to support teachers, their students and the families. You are an amazing person.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Amanda

  • School Based Food Pantry

    Funded Mar 17, 2024

    Thank you all for your donations. The families that are living in hotels temporarily will be grateful for meals that are microwavable.

    Families won't have to worry about breakfast in the weekend The children will be able to have a bowl or two of cereal in the weekend when they don't have access to school food breakfast.

    The microwavable meals have protein so they will be sustained and hopefully won't go be hungry too quickly. Since the maid are microwavable the families won't have to only rely on the hotel food. They will have bl more options to help get through the day, week, and weekend,”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Amanda

    This classroom project was brought to life by Center for Disaster Philanthropy and 11 other donors.

  • Food Pantry to Help Low-Income and Migrant Families

    Funded Dec 4, 2023

    Thank you so much for your donations. I appreciate your generosity.

    I will be bagging up the food this week to send home with families. The families appreciate all the food they gey and are always gtateful for the help. They will have food for a week each time they come. My students and the parents won't be hungry and their parents will have a little less to worry about.

    I distribute food on a weekly basis. This amount of food will feed about 10 families for about 6 weeks. Thank you all again for your help.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Amanda

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 22 other donors.

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