At Equity Focus Schools, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, AND more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn more about our Equity Focus
Classroom Essentials Lists allow teachers to shop for classroom supplies from a short, curated list of basics. As the teacher receives funding, we immediately ship funded items to the teacher. Learn more about Classroom Essentials
Please Supply My Cluster Classroom With Copy Paper
Help me give my students the supplies and learning opportunities they need. We are out of paper and desperately need it.
Ms. Gonzalez
Gary Elementary School•
Chicago, IL
3 donors so far
$107 still needed
Celebrating Academic Excellence: Honoring Outstanding Students
Help me give my students scooters and tablets to recognize and reward their academic achievements which will encourage them to further strive for excellence.
Ms. Guzman
Pasteur Elementary School•
Chicago, IL
6 donors so far
$513 still needed
No Stress Wednesdays
Help me give my students materials to use in a group that is aimed at empowering students to develop healthy coping strategies and foster positive relationships with peers and staff.
Mrs. Ledezma
Thomas Kelly College Prepartory•
Chicago, IL
5 donors so far
$397 still needed
Building Creativity with Wooden Blocks
Help me give my students various sets of wooden blocks, wood block families, and wooden cars!
Ms. Astudillo
Thomas J Waters Elementary School•
Chicago, IL
4 donors so far
$98 still needed
Big Feelings and Social Skills Support Kit
Help me give my students big feelings and social skills essentials, books that kids want to read and borrow, materials to create individualized visual supports, big emotion and tears recovery supplies, and Magna-tiles to teach collaborative play skills.
Ms. Johnson
Haugan Elementary School•
Chicago, IL
2 donors so far
$254 still needed
Get basics for a classroom
Help a teacher spend less out of pocket. Give fruit snacks for Mrs. Greenin
Help me give my students a sensory friendly room and social emotional library that represents them. Your donations would make a difference at our school and the safe place I have built for them. Thank you!
Ms. Pale
Marquette Elementary School•
Chicago, IL
6 donors so far
$779 still needed
Help Us Build a Creative Media Lab for Our Students!
Help me give my students access to Macs to unlock their creative potential.
Mr. Miranda
Talcott Fine Arts Museum Academy•
Chicago, IL
15 donors so far
$2,072 still needed
Comfy Chair for Wheelchair Bound Students for Pressure Relief
Help me give my students who are wheelchair bound a seating option for pressure relief while they are learning.
Ms. Larrow
Vaughn Occupational High School•
Chicago, IL
14 donors so far
$3,297 still needed
PICTURE IT!-Mrs. Fitz's FIRST GRADE!
Help me give my students a document camera! A fantastic tool for engaging my first-grade students and making learning more interactive!
Mrs. Fitz
Durkin Park Elementary School•
Chicago, IL
2 donors so far
$184 still needed
Wilkerson's Caste: Empowering Equitable Leaders
Help me give my students the paramount experience of reading, analyzing, and discussing Isabel Wilkerson's Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.
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