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Ms. Joy from Brooklyn, NY is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Relationship Centered Education

Help me give my students a sense of community, belonging, and care. Help them feel seen and loved.

  • $645 goal

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My Project

This project is all about snacks and taking care of basic felt needs. At first glance maybe not the thing you associate as significant for educational spaces, but if we look deeper we realize caring for the physical needs of students supports each person's humanity, offers moments of nourishment and encouragement, and is foundational for empowerment and agency. Investing holistically in students creates powerful and liberating educational experiences. A quote I find motivating from wild faith emphasizes that "Making someone feel seen, heard and understood is the loudest way to love them." Love can be one of the greatest catalysts towards future success. When students feel seen, valued, and cared for they produce stronger academic outcomes.

"The ways in which educators (and other adults) treat young people, impacts the ways in which young people "see" themselves.

- the ways in which young people "see" themselves, impacts the ways in which they show up to schools (and other spaces)". -S. Brown

Snacks can be a love language for many adolescents as well as a community builder, sitting around a table of food together is often magical in building connections. So, we are committed to snacks at Advisory class, Pack meetings, and throughout the day. Continued budget cuts make it difficult to keep our pantry full. By funding this project, you will help us accomplish powerful educational spaces that grow from relationship centered need-meeting where our students are seen and cared for.

Ms. Joy MS 447 Math & Science Exploratory School Grades 6-8

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

550 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Snacks Variety Pack for Adults - Snack Box Care Package - Bulk Healthy Snack Bag Assortment (34 pack) • Amazon Business $46.99 2 $93.98
Ultimate Healthy Fitness Box - Protein & Healthy Granola Bars Sampler Snack Box (56 Count) - Care Package - Gift Pack - Variety of Fitness, Energy Bars and Protein Bars • Amazon Business $44.99 2 $89.98
Eva's Gift Universe Assorted Mixed Fruit Snacks - Bulk Variety Pack - Peanut & Fat-Free - No High Fructose Corn Syrup - 0.8 oz Individual Single Serve Bags - Perfect for Candy Basket (Pack of 80) • Amazon Business $24.75 2 $49.50
Jack Link's Beef Jerky Bold Variety Pack – Includes Sweet & Hot, Jalapeño and Peppered Beef Jerky, Bulk Beef Snack Pack, 11g-12g of Protein, Made with 100% Beef – 1.25 Oz (Pack of 15) • Amazon Business $24.53 2 $49.06
Nutella & GO! Bulk 12 Pack, Hazelnut and Cocoa Spread with Breadsticks, Snack Cups for Kids, 1.8 oz Each • Amazon Business $11.24 4 $44.96
Cheese Crackers and Cheese Snacks Variety Pack Assortment Sampler Bulk Care Package (36 Count) • Amazon Business $42.99 1 $42.99
Pop Chips Variety Pack – 30 Pack Snack Box – 12 BBQ, 12 Sea Salt, and 6 Sour Cream Potato Chips Bags, 0.8 Ounce Bags – Gluten-Free Crackers – Low-Calorie Healthy Snacks – Fun Time Popchips Bulk – Gift Ready Packaging • Amazon Business $42.98 1 $42.98
Crackers Variety Pack Individually Wrapped Assortment Including Crackers and Cheese Snack Pack, Crackers with Peanut Butter, Lance, Goldfish, Ritz, Austin, Cheez-Its and More Bulk (40 Count) • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
CRAVEBOX Ultimate Breakfast Bars Mix (30ct) - Halloween Healthy Snacks to Go, Granola Cereal Nutrition Healthy Bar Mix Assortment Variety Pack, Snacks Gift Care Package for Office or Home College Back to School • Amazon Business $33.61 1 $33.61
Mexi-Mix Box Mexican Candy Assortment. 86 count. Care Package Variety of Spicy Candy Box Gift Bulk Dulces Mexicanos Snack Include: Obleas Duvalin Lucas Vero Mango Pulparindo Pelon Pelo Rico • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost

$510.04

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$547.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$96.65

Total project goal

$644.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $644.34

11 Donors

-$627.58

Donations toward project cost

-$547.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.89

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.76

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 $0.00

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