Empowering Schoolchildren in Flint

Our agency is on a mission to support Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools, a Michigan public school district teaching kindergarten through 12th grade. The district covers parts of Flint Township, Flint (minor), Mundy Township and Burton. The school district serves 4,200 students 72% of which qualify for free or reduced lunch. Currently, 100% of students receive free lunch because of a grant. The majority of these students live in the City of Flint and continuously deal with the Flint Water Crisis.

We want to empower these students to be resilient overachievers of tomorrow and kindly ask for your support.  Carman-Ainsworth offers programs such as: adolescent critical reading intervention, opportunities in fine arts, and technology with the goal of encouraging students to live up to their fullest potential. Our agency hopes to help by gathering monetary support and supplies so that students and teachers can thrive.

Supply List of Helpful/ Desired Items

• Colorful Expo Markers 
• Colorful sharpies (skinny & fat) 
• Paddle-type dry erase boards
• Ear Buds 
• High-Interest novels (4th grade through high school levels)
• Hand sanitizer
• Clorox Wipes
• Post-It Notes
• Colorful Labels
• Glue Dots
• Command Hooks
• Stress Balls/ Manipulatives for Active Students 
• Anything else thought to be useful in the classroom!

List of Possible Teacher Materials (Purchased with Donated Money)

• Organization materials (baskets, small bins, caddies, etc.) 
• Flexible Seating (different types of chairs, stools, exercise balls, bean bags, etc.)
• Colorful rugs, lamps for Reading Areas
• Electric Pencil Sharpeners (Exacto)
• Classroom Decor/ Posters/ Wall Decals
• Motivational Speaker to visit the school
• Carman-Ainsworth Spirit Wear 
• Manipulatives to enhance learning in the classroom