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"Adopt A Box"
Partnering for Disaster Relief To Provide
For Children In Disaster Relief Shelters and Programs
Bright Spaces In A Box
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| Background: Bright
Spaces in a Box is part of the Emergency Relief partnership
of Bright Horizons Family Solutions, Mercy Corps, JPMorgan Chase,
and Kaplan Early Learning Company. By partnering with others,
CDEA members can provide wonderful materials and equipment and supplies
at a fraction of the cost for preschool-age children. |
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| Bright Spaces in a
Box will contain furniture, art supplies, toys, and
books and will be distributed to shelters and programs that house
young children evacuated from Hurricane Katrina, and Rita. The boxes
contain resources and guidelines for creating safe and nurturing play
areas for children in shelters or new classrooms. They are designed
to equip classrooms or shelters to serve 15-30 children at a time,
or up to 100 to 200 young children each day. These centers may be established
in shelters, religious centers or other community centers hosting
children. |
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| What it is: The
Bright Space in a Box consists of simple equipment to
provide children with a place to play and activities they can do while
staying at the shelter facility. For the many children who have experienced
confusing and often terrifying loss, the boxes will provide support
and comfort that is specifically designed to meet their needs. It
includes equipment and furnishings designed for heavy use. The
Bright Space Boxes are shipped with clear instructions
so they can easily be set up by a shelter staff person, volunteer,
or program director. |
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| Typically the area will include: |
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Activity Furniture - large indestructible
equipment (such as plastic picnic tables, climbers, or molded plastic
playhouses) |
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Educational/Play Equipment and Materials -
sturdy fixed equipment (chalkboard easels, foam play risers or pits,
wire bead mazes, other toys with few small parts, etc.) large cardboard
blocks, large Legos |
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Educational Supplies - low-mess, easily renewable
activities such as crayons, drawing paper, etc. |
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Storage – open child access storage and lockable
closed storage |
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YOUR
PROGRAM CAN ADOPT-A-BOX FOR A NOMINAL COST. |
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DONATIONS
FROM PARENTS, STAFF, CHURCH MEMBERS OR FUND RAISERS can provide
wonderful learning experiences for children who have been displaced
from their homes and familiar surroundings. The total price is $4200
per complete Bright Space Box, but by CDEA programs working together
to purchase a box of materials within the bigger box, we can make
a huge difference in this effort! “Adopt a Box”
Sponsorship is affordable. |
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START
RAISING FUNDS TODAY |
$200 Active
Play Box |
$700 Family
Cozy Area Box |
$400 Pretend
Play Box |
$1,000 Infant/Toddler
Box |
$800 Blocks
& Building Box |
$250 Older
Children Box |
$600 Art
& Games Box |
$250 Outside
Play Box |
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