You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Villarreal from Canoga Park, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Villarreal is requesting

Diverse Classroom Library

Help me give my students a diverse classroom library that sparks an interest so they can be on the road to become better readers and fall in love with books on that path.

  • $659 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Ms. Villarreal for her next project!

Help Ms. Villarreal

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Ms. Villarreal for her next project!

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

I am a first year teacher starting in January in the city of Canoga Park at a Title 1 school. The school community is a great loving community that works together to better assist the children at our school. Although I haven’t met my students just yet, I know the entire school is filled with children who deserve an amazing library filled with diverse characters that represent them. These students are bright, sweet, and full of determination. Our students never seize to loose their spark or motivation to keep learning despite what may be going on outside their classroom. My students are working towards building their reading skills and love to read books that really spark their interest.

My Project

I am a first year teacher that will be teaching her first class half way through the year. As I am going in to a new classroom, completely empty, my students don’t have the classroom library they deserve or need. My students need to see representation of themselves through literature. This is why I want to build a classroom library with books that they can identify and stories they can relate to. I want to supply them with books that are not only diverse and inclusive, but I want to give them access to books that will catch their interest so that they can become better readers.

Ms. Villarreal Hart Street Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

More about Ms. Villarreal

Canoga Park, CA 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

21 students impacted 5donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Villarreal is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Guided Reading Collection: Level E Fiction and Nonfiction Combo (40 books) • AKJ Education $194.22 1 $194.22
Grade 2 High Interest, Low Readability (10 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $46.91 1 $46.91
Happy in Our Skin • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19
Hip Hop Speaks to Children • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
The Day You Begin • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Shaking Things Up • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
The last stop on market street • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83
Separate Is Never Equal • AKJ Education $13.27 1 $13.27
Just Ask! • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Eyes That Kiss in the Corners • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Where Are You From? • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Peaceful Fights for Equal Rights • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
My Papi Has a Motorcycle • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Maybe Something Beautiful • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Emmanuel's Dream • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Too Many Tamales • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Bee-bim Bop! • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
I Love Saturdays y domingos • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Two Homes • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Those Shoes • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
The Name Jar • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Adelita A Mexican Cinderella Story • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59

Materials cost

$473.32

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $43.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$559.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$98.78

Total project goal

$658.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $658.51

4 Donors

-$212.15

Donations toward project cost

-$199.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.07

match offer

-$424.29

Match offer toward project cost

-$360.65

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.64

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.06

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Villarreal and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CA","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/diverse-classroom-library/6073092/","mayHaveReplacements":true,"numStudents":21,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Villarreal","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-814249359","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Canoga Park","teachersOnPage":[8247640],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":false,"proposalId":6073092,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"8247640":{"owner":"Ms. Villarreal","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[6073092],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8247640_orig.jpg?crop=1537,1538,x0,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1641255809256","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":21863603,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":8247640,"schoolCounty":"Los Angeles","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CA","name":"California"}}