Our Impact

Under our Coloring Futures initiative, we awarded ten new K-12 scholarships to underprivileged children in Steung Meanchey district, Cambodia. The scholarships cover the full costs of tuition, uniforms, books, study materials, school supplies, mid-day meals, and all other educational needs for these children. Yours Humanly will fully support their educational experience from placement through 12th grade graduation, improving their lives today and their possibilities for a bright and productive future.
 
If you’d like to help underprivileged children in Cambodia, we welcome your donations. Please click here to donate.

For years, students of an underserved school in Battambang, Cambodia, had no place to play and nowhere to do their homework or eat their lunches on school grounds. Through our Bridging Gaps initiative, Yours Humanly funded a newly constructed outdoor learning center; playground with play structures, tables, and benches; and soccer field for children to use during recess and after school. Now, more than 300 children in this impoverished community have a place to play, do homework, and eat lunch safely and comfortably.
 
If you’d like to help students in need at other schools in Cambodia, we welcome your donations. Please click here to donate.

In October, Yours Humanly presented MDUSD Education Foundation with a check in the amount of $3,600 at the Mt. Diablo Unified School District headquarters in Concord, California. Provided through our Coloring Futures initiative, the funds will help bring hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) enrichment opportunities to thousands of MDUSD students of all ages.

To support the enriching STEAM experience in Title 1 schools, please donate here.

Yours Humanly presented Pittsburg Unified School District in Pittsburg, California, with a check in the amount of $17,000 to support its new Bioswale Solar and Wind Learning Center project, which will benefit hundreds of students across the district, giving them a truly distinctive first-hand, hands-on learning experience in the physical sciences.
 
Yours Humanly is pleased to partner with Pittsburg USD through our Bridging Gaps initiative, and support the great work it is doing on behalf of its students, many of whom are from low-income families with few higher level educational resources and opportunities.

To help fund innovative, hands-on educational resources such as this learning center for Title 1 students, please donate here.

In 2017, Puerto Rico was devastated by Hurricane Maria, which killed 2,900 people, permanently closed hundreds of schools, and left thousands of children with nowhere safe to go. The areas of Bayamòn, Utuado, and Toa Baja were some of the hardest hit and suffered the most profound damage. Through collaborative efforts, Yours Humanly was able to identify three highly underserved schools in desperate need in these areas, which are still suffering the effects of the catastrophic hurricane and which are still in recovery two years after the disaster. With generous donations from our supporters who care about the lives of others, we provided grants totaling $20,000 directly to the schools, improving the lives and futures of thousands of children in these impoverished areas.

This project was made possible through our Bridging Gaps initiative. If you would like to help children and their communities recover from devastating natural disasters, please donate here.

Through our Bridging Gaps initiative, Yours Humanly funded multiple Math Kits to benefit 150 students at Sun Terrace Elementary, a Title 1 school in Concord, California. With access to the Math Kits and accompanying rigorous curriculum, these students now have educational resources and opportunities available in higher socio-economic areas and more well-funded schools.
 
If you’d like to help the very deserving students in need at Title 1 schools, we welcome your donations. Please click here to donate.

Through our Coloring Futures initiative, Yours Humanly awarded K-12 scholarships to 20 underprivileged children in Cite Soleil, an extremely impoverished community of Haiti. Residents have no access to safe drinking water, toilets, or electricity, and scavenge for recyclable materials they can sell. There is a constant undercurrent of gang violence in the neighborhoods threatening the lives and futures of Cite Soleil’s children.
 
By enrolling these children in school, we removed them from the daily challenges of being on the streets, and will fully support their educational experience from placement through 12th grade graduation. The scholarships cover the full costs of tuition, uniforms, books, study materials, school supplies, mid-day meals, after school programs, and all other educational needs for these precious children.

If you would like to help transform the life of a child in need in Haiti through a K-12 Scholarship, please donate here   We greatly appreciate your support.

Through our Coloring Futures initiative, we awarded K-12 scholarships to nine underprivileged children living in impoverished communities in Nepal. The scholarship covers the full costs of tuition, uniforms, books, study materials, school supplies, mid-day meals, and all other educational needs for these children. Yours Humanly will fully support their educational experience from placement through 12th grade graduation.
 
If you’d like to sponsor a child in need in Nepal, or in any of the other countries in which our K-12 Scholarship Program is transforming the lives of underprivileged children, we would greatly welcome your support. Please click here to donate.

Through our Bridging Gaps initiative, Yours Humanly donated multiple STEM in a Gym kits and weather science supplies worth $10,000 to Mt. Diablo Unified School District (MDUSD, Contra Costa County, California), benefitting more than 13,000 students across thirty schools. The kits will be used at school during the day and at community STEM nights with ready-to-use stations focused on four areas of study: physical science, Earth science, electricity, and math. Students will explore and experience physics with STEM in a Gym; measure and graph real data with weather stations; build ‘squishy circuits” to learn about electricity; and learn geometry with pentominoes.

The value of STEM and Arts education cannot be overstated. Please donate here to bring these valuable resources to the classrooms of children in need.

Through our Bridging Gaps initiative, we funded the purchase and placement of 30 computers at People Improvement Organization (PIO) school in Cambodia, where underprivileged children from impoverished neighborhoods receive free education. This project benefited more than 1,200 students at PIO. The computers are being used for classes in web design, coding, and office applications, as well as educational applications in math and English. We are delighted and honored to be a part of this impactful effort! Click here to view photos.

If you would like to help underprivileged children in Cambodia, please donate here and let us know how you would like your donation directed.

Yours Humanly provided much needed STEM supplies to Sun Terrace Elementary in Concord, California, a school that has a STEM program in place, but has, until now, lacked the actual supplies to run it. STEM education (science, technology, engineering, and math) focuses on real-world issues and problem solving by incorporating the four disciplines into lesson plans. STEM is the foundation for curricula across the country and we believe the 450 students of Sun Terrace, a Title 1 school, should benefit from a robust STEM program as a part of the quality education they deserve.
 
Yours Humanly funded STEM supplies for a full school year, helping to ensure the implementation and success of its STEM education program. This donation was made possible through our Bridging Gaps initiative, and we’re honored to be a part of this STEM education effort!
 
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Do you want to see STEM and Arts education in more Title 1 elementary schools, benefitting thousands of children in need? Please donate here.

The Paradise Elementary School building was completely destroyed in the December 2018 Butte County fires. Members of the Yours Humanly board visited Paradise, California, and toured the burnt school site. Following the tour, they met with Paradise Unified School District officials, and the principal, staff, and students of the Paradise Elementary, now holding classes in a renovated school building 35 minutes away in Oroville.
 
Through our Bridging Gaps initiative, Yours Humanly presented Paradise USD with a check in the amount of $15,000 to help with the rebuilding process. The funds, among other things, will go toward the purchase of Chromebooks and classroom libraries, benefitting hundreds of students of Paradise Elementary and those who will attend in years to come.

If you would like to help build and stock school libraries, providing access to books and promoting literacy, please donate here.

In August 2018, Kerala, India, experienced a flood disaster unparalleled in nearly a century. The Yours Humanly team responded immediately, traveling thousands of miles to assist hundreds of families and children who had lost everything, as well as schools that had been severely affected. Two schools in particular in the Ernakulam District needed immediate help. Through our Bridging Gaps initiative, Yours Humanly funded a number of efforts, including infrastructure repairs and donations of clothes and shoes, and books and educational supplies. Additionally, we donated kitchen utensils so the schools could continue their much-needed lunch programs. Both schools received new computers, a library, outdoor play structures, and more.
 
The students of Kerala live in an extremely impoverished community; many belong to labor-class fisherman families. All were in dire need of relief and support. Yours Humanly strives to assist people in times of crisis, no matter the distance. Thank you to everyone who has donated to this effort and helped to re-stabilize the families in Kerala. We are grateful for your generous and continued support of the work we do. Disaster relief is critical to helping children and families recover from natural disasters. Please donate here to help us be ready for the next event.

In November, Yours Humanly presented MDUSD Education Foundation with a check in the amount of $1,655 at Westwood Elementary School, Concord, CA. Provided through our Coloring Futures initiative, the funds will help bring hands-on STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) and literacy programs to thousands of MDUSD students.

If you would like to be a part of bringing STEM and Arts programs into Title 1 schools, please donate here.

Yours Humanly supported an educational program through our Coloring Futures initiative at Rio Vista Elementary School in Bay Point, California, where we had previously donated books. The school puts on an annual event called Family STEAM Night and welcomes families to join their students and participate in the educational activities, let by experienced STEAM instructors. The focus of the event is on parent involvement while teaching students innovation and critical thinking skills. STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) represents the core curricula tenets of educational systems around the country, based on real-world applications. Yours Humanly provided the STEAM materials and foundation for program implementation, benefitting 150 students at Rio Vista. If you would like to help fund similar projects at other low-income elementary schools and encourage young students to become involved in STEAM, please donate today.

Everyone who grew up reading at school and at home remembers the role those books played in crafting their worldview, improving their knowledge of the world around them, and delighting their imaginations. Yours Humanly believes reading is a cornerstone of educational success and building life learners. At Rio Vista Elementary School in Bay Point, California, a low-income Title 1 school, we donated 600 books, more than enough to provide every student with at least one book of their own. Students were thrilled to learn that they’d be receiving a book, which will be sent home for each child during parent-teacher conferences. We are delighted to have made an impact in this community through our Bridging Gaps initiative.

Books are the gifts that keep on giving. Please help us to continue to give to children in need by donating here.

At Bel Air Elementary School in Bay Point, California, many students are English learners, and most of their parents speak very little English, if any, at home. This is a low-income, diverse area, and having access to proper learning materials is essential to the success of these young students as they begin their education journey. In response to the challenges faced by young English learners, Yours Humanly donated dozens of Spanish to English bilingual books. The English learners can now read, translate, and learn in both languages, gaining confidence in their improving reading and English-speaking skills. Their parents, too, are able to read with them and help them with their studies and school work.
 
Additionally, Bel Air Elementary was in dire need of updating its community center, used by students and their parents. We live in an increasingly technological world of computers and online communication and commerce. If there is any hope of succeeding during the educational journey, it is imperative that students have access to computers, printers, and the Internet. To ensure that Bel Air students and their parents have access to state-of-the-art technology, Yours Humanly donated new computers and printers, fresh out of their boxes, to the school community center, benefitting hundreds of children and their parents. Both projects are a part of our Bridging Gaps initiative.

Please help us to continue providing critical computer technologies to students in need by donating here.

Being bilingual is a natural part of many upbringings, especially among people who have immigrated to the United States in hopes of pursuing a better life. Yours Humanly is mindful of the challenges of moving to an unfamiliar land, learning to speak a new language, and building a sense of confidence and self-esteem in the face of language barriers.
 
At Sun Terrace Elementary School in Concord, California, many students from a number of cultures who do not yet speak English have recently enrolled in school. To make the English-learning journey for those who speak Urdu easier for them and their families, several ESL students were gifted books in both English and Urdu, a language similar to Hindi and spoken in parts of India, Pakistan, and Fiji. The donation from Yours Humanly, a part of our Bridging Gaps initiative, will help these students as they learn English in school and read and write with their parents at home.

Please donate here to help us purchase and deliver bilingual books to students in need eager to learn.

We have seen a large influx of immigrant families arriving in California and enrolling their children in schools, but watching them struggle as they learn to speak, read, and write English. In Concord, California, that is certainly the case at multiple Title 1 elementary schools. At Cambridge Elementary, many English learners speak Spanish or Dari (one of the major languages in Afghanistan) at home, with parents who may not speak English at all. Learning another language is difficult enough without the added pressure of doing so in a fast-paced school setting. To address this challenge, Yours Humanly donated several bilingual books in both Dari-to-English and Spanish-to-English to Cambridge Elementary through our Bridging Gaps initiative, with the intent of easing ESL student struggles in the classroom and better equipping parents to help their children with homework and reading at home.

Please help us help English learners by donating here.

At Center of Hope School in Hinche, Haiti, students are in desperate need of donations to continue their education. The students there come from impoverished backgrounds with families that cannot even afford to put them through school. Most of what the students and schools have is donated to them, and Yours Humanly wanted to play a role in helping these precious children succeed.
 
We traveled to Hinche and distributed 120 fully stocked backpacks to the students, as well as other essential school and classroom supplies that will help the students continue their education. Achieving a decent education is difficult enough in places affected by poverty without the burden of having to rely on outside assistance for learning tools and supplies. We are honored to have made a difference at Center of Hope School through our Bridging Gaps initiative, and look forward to watching as the students progress in their educational journey with the proper tools and materials in hand.
 
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Please help us help children in Haiti who deserve an opportunity for a quality education by donating here.