Core-city schools' Wish Lists

FreshMinistries has “adopted” 7 lower east Jacksonville schools and day care centers to help these core-city neighborhood schools better serve their students. Below are “wish lists” submitted by the school’s principals. 

R.L. BROWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

*Playground for school and community

*Covered pavilion/ picnic area –need picnic tables

*Food/refreshments for monthly parent workshops/ meetings

*Student & parent incentives

*Badge reader for school access

*Portable classroom

*Uniform shirt for every teacher

*Ceiling mounted projector in cafeteria

*Paint the stairs

*Landscaping for patio

*Water fountains on playground

*Social worker on staff

*Fence in playground area

*Baseball diamond with bleachers and backstop

*Computer programs for learning

*140 uniforms for kids that live in shelters or are too poor

LONGBRANCH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

*Copier

*Books

*Outdoor Playground & Equipment

*Tutors & mentors

*Social Worker

*Classroom Supplies

MATTHEW GILBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL

*Athletic Uniforms & Equipment for all sports – 7th & 8th grades male/female

*Nautilus Weight Machine – 2 – Fix or replace

*Paint – Bleachers and walls in gym

*Locker room seats painted black

*Outdoor basketball courts

*All outside doors and trash bins to match (school colors)

*Ice Machine in washroom

*Refrigerator in washroom

*Bulletin Boards in Hallways and gym

*Transportation – To and From softball practice (van/$)

*Sports Banquet – Awards/Food

*Landscaping/Irrigation

*Tutors & mentors

*Project SOS – pregnancy prevention program

ANDREW JACKSON HIGH SCHOOL

*3,000 Andrew Jackson Wrist bands

*Tutors for one or two hours a week

*Classroom supplies

*Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program – Project SOS

Child Care Wish List

CITY CENTER

*Furnish an entire classroom

*Furnish kitchen

*Need outdoor playground toys

ROBINSON HEAD START

*Desktop Computers

*Books

*Classroom Supplies

*Food

*Clothes

TRIUMPH THE CHURCH AND KINGDOM OF GOD AND CHRIST

(For after school programs)

*Desktop Computers & Programs

*Bookshelves (need 4- 4 shelves high so kids can reach them)

*Books (all grade levels)

*Food

*Volunteers

*Clothes

*Outdoor Equipment – football, volleyball, soccer ball, etc.

*Indoor Activities – board games, cards, foosball table, ping pong table, air hockey table
 

Please note: This is a past program and is no longer a part of FreshMinistries' current set of initiatives.

 




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