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Mrs. Espinoza from Long Beach, CA is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Me, Literally, Feed My Scholars!

Help me give my students snacks and food that will allow them to attend tutorials and enrichment opportunities with full stomachs, ready to learn.

  • $483 goal

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Mrs. Espinoza has another project! Donate to Shoot For Your Goals to help her classroom.

$290 - complete this project and be a hero

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 work with two programs and groups of students. The first program is a program for at promise minority students who are motivated, have a good attitude about learning ,and earn average grades in school but can benefit from additional support and resources. The purpose of this program is to assist students throughout their high school matriculation in becoming an active and competitive student in high school and beyond. This program provides students with support in academics, leadership development, mentorship, scholarship opportunities, and cultural activities.

My students are "at promise" minority students with challenges and struggles but with the potential to succeed given the additional support and resources.

The second group of students I work with are also "at promise" minority students who struggle in multiple areas, academics, attendance, and behavior. This program is designed to provide students with academic and social emotional support to be successful in high school and provide them with opportunities to develop their leadership skills.

My Project

The students I work with are “at-promise” and they are asked to stay after school, come in before school, and/or Saturdays for tutorials and enrichment opportunities. Although they are allowed to bring food and snacks, not all of them are able to. There are stores and fast food places outside the school but most of our students rely on free lunch and cannot afford to purchase snacks to eat outside of the school day.

I would love to have a classroom pantry of snacks for my students to be able to have a snack while working on their academics rather than be hungry and unable to concentrate.

Mrs. Espinoza David Starr Jordan High School Grades 9-12

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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Long Beach, CA View local requests

More than half of 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
OREO Mini Cookies, CHIPS AHOY! Mini Cookies, SOUR PATCH KIDS Candy & Nutter Butter Bites Cookies & Candy Variety Pack, 32 Snack Packs • Amazon Business $16.00 4 $64.00
Frito-Lay Sweet & Salty Snacks Variety Box, Mix of Cookies, Crackers, Chips & Nuts, 50 Sweet & Salty Care Package ,1 Count • Amazon Business $19.10 3 $57.30
Gatorade Classic Thirst Quencher, Variety Pack, 12 Fl Oz (Pack of 24) • Amazon Business $13.49 4 $53.96
RITZ Cheese Sandwich Crackers, 48 Snack Packs (6 Boxes) • Amazon Business $15.55 3 $46.65
Mott's Mott's Fruit Flavored Snacks Assorted Fruit, 0.8 oz, 60 ct • Amazon Business $8.75 3 $26.25
COMFEE' Stainless Steel Cordless Electric Kettle. 1500W Fast Boil with LED Light, Auto Shut-Off and Boil-Dry Protection. 1.7 Liter • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Nabisco Team Favorites Variety Pack, OREO Mini, CHIPS AHOY! Mini, Teddy Grahams Honey & Barnum's Animal Crackers, 30 Snack Packs • Amazon Business $7.97 3 $23.91
Kraft Easy Mac Original Macaroni & Cheese Microwavable Dinner (18 ct Packets) • Amazon Business $6.18 3 $18.54
Airheads Candy Bars, Variety Bulk Box, Chewy Full Size Fruit Taffy, Gifts, Halloween, Parties, Concessions, Pantry, Non Melting, Party, 60 Indvidually Wrapped Full Size Bars • Amazon Business $7.37 2 $14.74
SOUR PATCH KIDS Original Candy, SOUR PATCH KIDS Watermelon Candy & SWEDISH FISH Candy Variety Pack, Halloween Candy, 15 Movie Theater Candy Boxes • Amazon Business $13.52 1 $13.52

Materials cost

$343.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $31.46

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$410.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.44

Total project goal

$482.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $482.92

6 Donors

-$427.04

Donations toward project cost

-$367.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.06

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

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 $0.00

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