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Mrs. Ross from Richmond, VA is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stuffed Animal Adoption for Students Experiencing Transience/Homelessness

Help me give my students an opportunity to build social emotional skills with stuffed animal adoption.

  • $838 goal

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My Students

These students are full of life and have a desire for learning. I have never met students with more personality or tenacity. This school community has really changed my perspective on life in such a wonderful way. I have found joy in the little things because I have seen how they have joy in the little things despite some of their lifestyles. They are really a special group of students.

This group of children has really impressed upon my heart the need for family and a community that rallies behind them.

It has been so wonderful to see the support throughout the year, but it never seems like enough. I have seen children come to school with shoes three sizes too small because their parents can't afford new shoes. I have known children to go hungry over a weekend because their parents can barely afford to put food on the table. While the school staff, including me, has tried to meet the needs of these children, they are still in need of so much more!

My Project

School is a place that fosters learning and grows social skills, but truly a successful school addresses the needs of the whole child. The students who will benefit from this project are students with counseling needs, who are experiencing homelessness, or transience. These students are struggling with the most basic needs and we want to help students in a tangible way. Students with severe emotional or financial distress in the home are often seen in school as the "problem child."

We are rewriting the "problem child" narrative in our school population and want to begin implementing strategies to support our students with social emotional needs.

Providing students with the chance to care for something that belongs to them is a research based strategy that supports students in managing emotions and learning social skills. The power of this strategy relies on the student taking ownership and finding healing through the care of something they love. Also, we want to provide a care item for student who might need it over the long winter break.

Mrs. Ross J.B. Fisher Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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Richmond, VA 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

50 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Jellycat Bashful Beige Bunny Stuffed Animal, Medium, 12 inches • Amazon Business $23.50 5 $117.50
Wild Republic Sea Otter Stuffed Animal, Plush Toy, Gifts for Kids, Cuddlekins 12", Multicolor • Amazon Business $19.67 5 $98.35
Aurora - Miyoni - 10" Orange Tabby Kitten • Amazon Business $17.98 5 $89.90
Wild Republic Penguin Plush, Stuffed Animal, Plush Toy, Gifts for Kids, Cuddlekins 12 inches • Amazon Business $17.98 5 $89.90
Melissa & Doug Benson Black Lab - Stuffed Animal Puppy Dog • Amazon Business $15.71 5 $78.55
Wild Republic Cuddlekin Three Toed Sloth 12" Plush, Cuddlekins (12257) • Amazon Business $14.99 5 $74.95
Wild Republic Lion Baby Plush, Stuffed Animal, Plush Toy, Gifts for Kids, Cuddlekins 12 Inches, Multi • Amazon Business $14.50 5 $72.50
Wild Republic Brachiosaurus Plush, Dinosaur Stuffed Animal, Plush Toy, Gifts for Kids, Dinosauria 10 Inches • Amazon Business $9.99 5 $49.95

Materials cost

$671.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$711.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$125.59

Total project goal

$837.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $837.26

5 Donors

-$748.42

Donations toward project cost

-$711.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$88.84

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