Snacks and Supplies for Mental Health

Funded Oct 8, 2024

We are very grateful for your generous donation of snacks and social-emotional learning materials for our classroom. We used our donation primarily to buy snacks for our students who come from homes where food insecurity is a major issue. On a regular basis I have students who are asking for food because the school lunch is inedible or that have not had enough to eat at home. When students are distracted by hunger it impacts their ability to stay awake in class and focus. Having the snacks has been a huge help in keeping students up and engaged in class activities, especially late in the day.

In my time at Fannie Lou, we have always viewed food as a major tool in building community. We hold a Thanksgiving potluck and various other group celebrations featuring food throughout the year. Generally, as teachers we pay for most of the food for these celebrations out of pocket. To have this abundance of snacks has really been a blessing. We will continue to use our fidget tools and social emotional learning resources throughout the spring semester to help students learn to manage their emotions in productive and healthy ways. Having snacks on hand puts everyone in the right frame of mind to do this essential work. Thank you again.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Amanda