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Help Schools Rebound After Natural Disasters Through DonorsChoose

By supporting teachers’ DonorsChoose requests, your company or foundation can give teachers affected by natural disasters the resources they need.

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Our approach to disaster recovery

1 We gather support from donors and partners

We hear about the disaster and immediately begin fundraising while teachers get through the immediate impact, so that funding is ready when they are.

2 Teachers request exactly what their students need

Teachers asses their school's damage and request the resources they and their students need.

3 We fund and fulfill requests

We immediately apply funding to projects from the affected region and ship resources once schools can safely receive deliveries.

Uplifting teachers in the aftermath

When schools are damaged by a natural disaster, one of three things typically happens:

  1. Teachers return to their classrooms after a thorough cleaning, but all materials are lost and sometimes walls, shelves and doors are missing for weeks
  2. Teachers and students relocate to another school, sometimes having schooldays in alternating shifts with the host school
  3. Schools relocate to another facility like a church or college, which doesn't offer the traditional school necessities

Even for teachers and students at schools without structural damage, the stress of surviving a disaster is intense. By showing up for all schools in affected regions, we uplift an entire community.

Wherever they’re teaching, teachers have unique needs after a disaster, which is why DonorsChoose is the most effective and efficient way to get them exactly what they need.

Principal Damon Qualls

"Having people from all over the world help us was just the fuel that I needed. There really aren't words to describe what that feels like. To lose everything and then have people that you don't know willing to help you? It gives you hope."

Ms. Wells, Teacher
Mitchell Elementary Houston ISD
Dr. Meria J. Carstarphen

"After experiencing the horrible effects of Hurricane Harvey, our faculty and staff have been able to put the pieces back together. We are truly thankful for all of the support from this awesome organization."

Tyla Thomas, Principal
Refugio Elementary School

"DonorsChoose was a great resource for teachers to reach out to other people that may be able to assist. The turnaround time for the projects was quick."

Principal Guajardo, Principal
Mitchell Elementary, Houston ISD

Partner with DonorsChoose for disaster recovery

By giving through DonorsChoose, you're able to show the public that you're dedicated to helping right away, while making sure teachers can get resources into students’ hands as quickly as possible.

Dell Foundation

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation launched the Rebuild Texas Fund and invited teachers on the ground in devastated school communities to identify the specific recovery resources their students needed, and to get those requests funded and fulfilled through DonorsChoose. Rebuild Texas Fund deployed $4.3 million through DonorsChoose — the largest amount of any of their hundreds of disaster recovery partners.

Schusterman Family Foundation

The Charles & Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation has been dedicated to helping classrooms recover from disasters since the 2016 Louisiana flooding. In 2017, they supported classrooms affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, along with those affected by the Northern California Wildfires. In total, the Foundation funded more than 300 projects from 52 disaster-impacted schools in a single school year.

Best Buy

When news of Hurricane Harvey broke, Best Buy jumped to action. Best Buy empowered their customers to support Harvey-affected classrooms through an online point-of-sale campaign. Between donations made at the register and Best Buy's own contributions, Best Buy was able to channel $150,000 into hurricane recovery project funding.

Together we've helped over 3,000 classrooms recover since 2011

Joplin, MO Tornado 2011
Superstorm Sandy 2012
Moore, OK Tornados 2013 & 2015
Louisiana Flooding 2016
Hurricane Harvey 2017
Hurricane Irma 2017
California Wildfires 2017
Hurricane Michael 2018
Jackson Mississippi Water Crisis 2022
Hurricane Ian 2022

About DonorsChoose

DonorsChoose is the leading way to give to public schools. Since 2000, the nonprofit has enabled more than 5 million people and partners to give $1 billion, funding 2 million teacher requests for classroom resources and experiences. To combat systemic inequity in education, DonorsChoose makes it easy for donors to find and support schools that are historically underfunded due to racial and economic inequity.

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Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.