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Mr. Brown from Brooklyn, NY is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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School Social Worker

Help me give my students the supplies they may need to better engage in therapy/counseling.

  • $605 goal

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My Students

The best teachers know that they need to employ numerous strategies to reach their students; the best school social workers are much the same — we draw on a wide range of skills and knowledge to serve students in a myriad of ways. School social workers are trained mental health professionals who provide critically important services directly to students and families.

This year, I have been tasked to support our students and families that are experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness.

Our school is located in the neighborhood of Fort Greene, the heart of Brooklyn in New York City. Our school community is vibrant, full of visionaries, and rich with history and deep communal roots.

My Project

School social workers serve a critical role in our educational system tackling the social, emotional, behavioral, and mental health needs of students that are proven barriers to student learning. Our services improve academic and behavioral outcomes, promote a positive school climate, and provide effective and vital student support services by maximizing school-based and community resources.

With the items chosen, this will support my work in play therapy, where children can act out pretend or real-life scenarios and are guided towards resolution while helping teach them how to let go of negative thoughts or feelings.

Through toys and games, children create personality traits, dilemmas, solutions and dialogue. They’re free to explore thousands of scenarios and come to just as many resolutions.

Mr. Brown Middle School 113 Ronald Edmonds Learning Center Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

48 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flash Furniture Cotton Twill Bean Bag Chair, Red (DGBEANSMSLDRD) • Staples $85.99 2 $171.98
LC529GR - Flex-Space Balance Ball Seat - 22 - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 3 $74.97
AA570 - Fidget Monster • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 4 $39.96
ES130 - Hoberman Sphere<sup>&reg;</sup> • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 2 $33.98
BS525Z - Washable Watercolor Set - Set of 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 1 $32.99
Mindware Qwirkle Board Game, Grades Kindergarten - 6 (MWA32016W) • Staples $23.39 1 $23.39
Pressman Toy Skills Game, Mancala • Staples $22.99 1 $22.99
Hasbro Scattergories Game (HG-A5226) • Staples $22.19 1 $22.19
Pressman Toy Board Game, Checkers • Staples $21.99 1 $21.99
Hasbro Jenga Classic Refresh Game (W7489) • Staples $18.29 1 $18.29
Pressman Toy Strategy Game, 4 In A Row • Staples $14.09 1 $14.09

Materials cost

$476.82

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$513.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.70

Total project goal

$604.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $604.67

7 Donors

-$297.49

Donations toward project cost

-$256.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.50

match offer

-$302.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$256.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.85

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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