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Ms. Torres from Staten Island, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Time to Represent

Help me give my students social emotional learning books, flash cards, journals and more, that promote equity and diversity.

  • $472 goal

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My Project

My project is to obtain multicultural supplies (books, coloring books, pencils, crayons and affirmation prompt cards, band aids as well as resources) for all students and teachers, to be able to use within the SEL classroom.

Our students will greatly benefit from having multicultural skin tone crayons, pencils in a variety of skin colors to help them draw pictures that look like themselves and which represent their community.

We all look different in this world - diversity is what makes us special and unique! However, it is challenging when we don't have the correct colors in the crayon box to reflect this! It is important for us as educators to provide our students the resources to help their creative abilities shine through! These resources will help students see themselves represented in the images. The developmentally/grade appropriate diversity/inclusion prompt cards help students and encourage group conversations and writing projects about: knowing ourselves.

Ms. Torres PS 18 John G Whittier 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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Staten Island, NY 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

100 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
8 Book Set: A Little SPOT of Emotion Box Set (Anger, Anxiety, Peaceful, Happiness, Sadness, Confidence, Love, & Scribble Emotion) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $48.00 1 $48.00
Calm Strips - Classroom Pack 30 • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $40.00 1 $40.00
The Salvaged Sawhorse - Kids' Positive Affirmation Cards • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $35.00 1 $35.00
A Kids Book About Belonging • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
A Kids Book About Gratitude • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
A Kids Book About Anxiety • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
A Kids Book About Imagination • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
A Little Book About Justice • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00
A Little Book About Culture • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00
A Little Book About Racism • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00
Darlyng and Co Emoji Affirmation Flash Cards • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00
Darlying and Co ABC Affirmation Flash Cards • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $15.00 1 $15.00
Say it Show It Gratitude and Kindness Journal • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
This Book is Anti Racist Journal • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 1 $10.00
Beautiful Curly Me Activity and Coloring Book • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $9.00 1 $9.00
More Than Peach Multicultural and Rainbow Colored Pencils Bundle • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 1 $8.00
Fidget Octopus - Spinner Pop Toy • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $8.00 1 $8.00
Equally Wonderful Anti Racism Coloring Book • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $7.00 1 $7.00
More Than Peach Multicultural and Rainbow Crayon Combo Pack with Postcard • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $6.00 1 $6.00
Browndages Boys Bandages • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $5.00 1 $5.00
Silicone Bubble Pop Toy • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $5.00 1 $5.00
Browndages Girls Bandages • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $5.00 1 $5.00
Browndages Young Icons Bandages • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $5.00 1 $5.00
Browndages Assorted Skin Tone Bandages • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $4.00 1 $4.00

Materials cost

$360.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$400.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.66

Total project goal

$471.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $471.06

4 Donors

-$401.45

Donations toward project cost

-$348.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.50

match offer

-$60.53

Match offer toward project cost

-$51.45

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.08

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.08

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