"We are a white, well-off (not extremely wealthy, but doing fine) family living in a mid- to lower-income neighborhood in a major coastal city. Our first grader goes to a Title I public school and a well-known, national non-profit (we'll call it "the ABC program") runs the school care. Our youngest will start kindergarten this fall. I grew up in a wealthy suburb with very minimal diversity of any kind, and I really appreciate that my children are growing up in a more diverse environment."
"He told me he had asked for this toy (my parents gave the same toy to my niece for her birthday), but I thought maybe that was just a coincidence and perhaps it was donated by a toy store. That was until a few days ago, when I saw a giving tree for the ABC program at a local business."
A white, well-off family lives in a mid- to lower-income neighborhood and has a first grader in a Title I public school where a national nonprofit runs aftercare. The eldest child frequently brings home donated low-cost food and household items. The parent has not objected because the child is proud and the parent does not want to stigmatize families who rely on donations. At a holiday party the child received a large toy retailing around $100 and teachers seemed excited to give it. The parent later saw a giving tree for the program and worries donors targeted the child, and wonders whether to ask the program to stop or to limit expensive gifts to other children.
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