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.
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Thank you for giving to my project- we were able to send home 45 care packages to graduating seniors. Our care packages sent motivation, sent joy and most of all sent support to teenagers who were fighting to reach their goal = A high school diploma!
During remote learning our students were battling motivational obstacles. We decided to send encouraging bracelets to the class of 2021. Those bracelets they are still wearing today but now in their college classes.
It is remarkable what donors choose and all supporting sponsors have done for educators and the communities they are supporting.”
With gratitude,
Ms. DeMatteo
This classroom project was brought to life by Yvette Nicole Brown and 10 other donors.
Thank you for giving me the chance to send packages of hope to my students. Each package sent was bringing them support and recognition right to their door step. They are graduating under unique circumstances and reaching out to them with class of 2021 key chains, bracelets and positive affirmations through stickers , magnets and note cards was priceless.
Thank you for allowing me to show them we are still connected. We are reminding them to create and build new ways of communication. New ways to support and new ways to overcome obstacles.”
With gratitude,
Ms. DeMatteo
This classroom project was brought to life by Barbara Henker Trust & Carol Kupers Whalen Fund and 5 other donors.
Thank you for much for supporting my creative new project for my students here at East Bronx Academy. This project helps me work with high school students and focus on building self-esteem and self-confidence. We reached out to Donor's choose to build up our equipment to support our "Believe in your selfie" project. We asked for cameras, photo books, colorful frames, and film. We will take student selfies and post them up with pride. My goal is to find a way to build up my students' confidence. We do a lot of work around self - discovery and need creative ways to show our growth.
I can not thank you enough for giving my student these tools and resources. We are having so much fun playing games and building classroom morale. We enjoy taking the time to de-stress and play some Jenga but also asking questions to better learn fun facts about each other. My students enjoy having this outlet.
I love being able to see them laugh and explore the questions. My "get to know you dice game" has become apart of the morning routine. Best way to start off the school day.
Time is limited at my job so it is so helpful to have these resources available and easy to get to for my students. We appreciate the support. Every bit counts and I want to thank you for helping us build our school community in such a positive way!!!”
With gratitude,
Ms. DeMatteo
This classroom project was brought to life by Ripple.
Thank you for giving us support here at the EBA community. These snacks went a long way. They gave me a chance to offer something different to my students. We offer after-school programs which means much longer days for the students. The snacks offered an afternoon boost for them and they appreciated it very much.
The combination of offering snacks and moments of extra guidance really goes a long way. Whether the guidance is academic support, prepping for exams and classroom or it is just sharing advice and words of wisdom, students benefit from turning to us. I always have a full room for lunchtime and I loved being able to offer them food and water. They deserve this and so much more. Programs like donors choose and donors like you really help us more than you will ever know!”
With gratitude,
Ms. DeMatteo
This classroom project was brought to life by Salesforce.org and 4 other donors.
My students have so little and I want to give them so much more. All of the students here come from homes below the poverty line, and I want them to have the chance to experience something that can influence their lives. Our classrooms offer homework help and academic enrichment sessions mornings, lunchtime and after school.
These snacks will fuel our children. Granola bars, cookies, and fruit snacks are the perfect snacks for our kids. Our school bends over backward to help our students as much as possible, but budget cuts have severely decimated funding and I just can't afford to give them everything they need. Often time’s student’s come to me saying that their stomach hurts because they haven’t had anything to eat. This is why I am here asking for support. Thank you in advance if you choose to fund my project!
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My students have so little and I want to give them so much more. All of the students here come from homes below the poverty line, and I want them to have the chance to experience something that can influence their lives. Our classrooms offer homework help and academic enrichment sessions mornings, lunchtime and after school.
These snacks will fuel our children. Granola bars, cookies, and fruit snacks are the perfect snacks for our kids. Our school bends over backward to help our students as much as possible, but budget cuts have severely decimated funding and I just can't afford to give them everything they need. Often time’s student’s come to me saying that their stomach hurts because they haven’t had anything to eat. This is why I am here asking for support. Thank you in advance if you choose to fund my project!