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Ms. Mika from San Francisco, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Planning for Our Future

My students need planners and personal hygiene products to feel prepared for the 2018-2019 school year.

  • $332 goal

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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

Most of my students come from from the Excelsior and Bayview-Hunters Point Districts in San Francisco. Since the 1960s, the Bayview-Hunters Point community has been cited as a significant example of marginalization. It remains "one of the most economically disadvantaged areas of San Francisco."

Root causes include a working-class populace historically segregated to the outskirts of the city, high levels of industrial pollution, the closure of industry, and loss of infrastructure.

The results have been high rates of unemployment, poverty, disease, and crime. In the 1980s, the Excelsior neighborhood became predominantly Latino with the arrival of refugees from Central American wars and immigrants from Mexico.

Our students are so resilient and bright, but sometimes they aren't able to focus in class because they experience tremendous amounts of trauma and stress. I work full-time in the Health and Wellness Center at our high school, and I am a Community Health Outreach Worker. I often see students struggle with stress, trauma, illness, and depression due to things happening in their homes and in their communities. I am committed to providing a safe, clean, and comfortable space for all students.

My Project

Planners are a vital to a students success in order to stay on top of assignments and activities. Many of the homeless youth I encounter while at work, are in dire need of a place to write down appointments, reminders, and notes. My students also need access to personal hygiene products to use at school and at home. Tampons and wipes help homeless students feel clean, comfortable, and clean easy to learn. Creating a welcome back kit for our most at risk youth will help set the tone for the academic year ahead. I will be monitoring several young ladies attendance and grades who ensure they are on track to graduate on time dispite their current living situations.

Having an organized backpack and planner allows students to feel empowered and take control of their education.

Please help us comeplete this project so our students can start the year off right.

Ms. Mika Phillip & Sala Burton 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.

More about Ms. Mika

San Francisco, 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

900 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
2018-2019 Blue Sky Academic Dabney Lee, Weekly/Monthly Planner, Ollie, 5" x 8" (BSK-100291-A19) • Staples Advantage $14.99 3 $44.97
2018-2019 Staples 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" Small Academic Weekly/Monthly Planner, 14 Months, July Start, Green Ombre (23470-18) • Staples Advantage $11.99 3 $35.97
Tampax Pearl Regular Unscented Tampons, 18/Bx • Staples Advantage $5.99 5 $29.95
2018-2019 AT-A-GLANCE 8 1/2" x 11" Badge Stripe Academic Weekly/Monthly Planner (6124S-905A-19) • Staples Advantage $27.15 1 $27.15
TF PUBLISHING JULY 2018-JUNE 2019 LEAVES MONTHLY PLANNER 7.5" X 10.25" (19-4220A) • Staples Advantage $7.29 3 $21.87
Johnson's Hand & Face Wipes, 25 Count • Staples Advantage $4.36 5 $21.80
2018-2019 Blue Sky Academic Ampersand, Desk Pad Calendar Dots, 22" x 17" (BSK-100767-A19) • Staples Advantage $15.79 1 $15.79
TF PUBLISHING JULY 2018-JUNE 2019 EVERY MOMENT LARGE WEEKLY MONTHLY PLANNER 9" X 11" (19-9583A) • Staples Advantage $15.29 1 $15.29
2018-2019 Blue Sky Academic Dabney Lee Desk Pad Calendar Ollie, 22" x 17" (BSK-100295-A19) • Staples Advantage $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$227.78

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$20.84

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$282.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.77

Total project goal

$331.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$331.81

1 Donor

-$165.90

Donations toward project cost

-$141.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.88

match offer

-$165.91

Match offer toward project cost

-$141.02

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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$0.00

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