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Ms. McAllister from Philadelphia, PA is requesting lab equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Clean Clothes Count

Help me give my students the skills to learn functional living skills independently by teaching them how to use a washer and dryer correctly.

  • $675 goal

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My Students

My school is located in Northeast section of Philadelphia. There are over 750 students from 6th through 8th grade. My school has over 250 students with special needs. The school is made up of resilient students and dedicated faculty and staff. The entirety of our student body lives below the poverty line and is in need of extra support in many aspects of their lives. The student receive free breakfast and lunch. Students either walk over 2 miles to attend school daily or catch multiple public transportation busses.

Our students may at times be unlikely to come to school due to lack of adequate school supplies and uniforms.

They may also attend distracted due to many stressful circumstances that they unfortunately have no control over.

The students at my school are very diverse with roughly 51% of our students identify as being African American, 29% of Hispanic descent, 9% as White/Caucasian, and 12% as Asian, Multiracial, or Other. The school follows a PBIS strategy to keep students on task and motivated.

My Project

I am the Special Education Liaison and have made it my goal to provide clean clothing for my students, through an initiative called “Clean Clothes Count”. We are creating a sensory room for our students with multiple disabilities. This room will aid in them learning how to care for themselves. The washer and dryer placed in this room, where there is a machine hook-up, will be used to teach these students how to wash their own clothing. We want to teach these students independence and show them the value they can add to their own lives and the lives of their fellow students with hard work and proper hygiene. A washer and dryer would allow us to develop and implement this program for our disabled students.

The washer and dryer will also be used for students who do not have access to one at their homes.

This resource will give our students the opportunity to have their clothes washed during the school day so that they can return home in clean clothing.

Ms. McAllister Harding Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Philadelphia, PA View local requests

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

770 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Insignia? - 6.7 Cu. Ft. 10-Cycle Electric Dryer - White • Best Buy Education $270.45 1 $270.45
Insignia? - 4.1 Cu. Ft. 11-Cycle High-Efficiency Top-Loading Washer - White • Best Buy Education $264.97 1 $264.97

Materials cost

$535.42

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$573.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.20

Total project goal

$674.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $674.65

8 Donors

-$338.00

Donations toward project cost

-$287.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.70

match offer

-$336.65

Match offer toward project cost

-$286.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.50

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 $0.00

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