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Goal

Girls who have experienced trauma such as abuse and neglect often have difficulty managing emotions and concentrating in class. Using fidgets and other stress-relief items helps girls learn and practice positive coping strategies so they can stay focused on classwork instead of leaving class, interrupting, or getting distracted by others. Fidget items are helpful for managing stress, anxiety, and depression in positive ways.

Pace Center for Girls in Immokalee serves 65 girls and offers trauma-informed therapy to 25 girls ages 12-17 in a nurturing, gender-responsive, trauma-informed, strength-based environment. Girls who attend Pace are behind in school and have 4 or more risk factors, including physical/sexual abuse, neglect, grief, emotional health concerns, low income, substance abuse, domestic violence, academic underachievement, or incarceration of family member.
 

What will be done with my students

Fidget and stress-relief items will be provided to girls who are easily distracted so they can keep in their pencil cases for use in class to improve concentration and focus. Each student will receive their own items because items cannot be shared due to the pandemic, which will help girls focus and be successful in class.  

Benefits to my students

Girls with depression, anxiety, and trauma will be able to use positive relaxation fidget tools to learn to regulate emotions in positive ways, improve concentration and focus in class, so they can be successful in school and life.

 

Budget Narrative

Items will be used for 25 girls receiving trauma-focused therapy to help them regulate their emotions, learn positive coping strategies so they can remain focused in class.  

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