August · Annual
Back to School Bash
Our flagship August event. Hundreds of students walk through fitting stations and leave with full uniforms, supply-stocked backpacks, and a new book for day one.
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Every student walks
into school
ready.
We provide school uniforms, shoes, supplies, and books to disadvantaged students across Miami. Founded 2015. Federally tax-deductible 501(c)(3).
Real Miami students
2,100 students dressed2,400 backpacks2,000 books1,500 toys
What $75 does
One donation.
One student.
One school year.
$75 is what it takes to fully outfit one student for the school year — uniform, sweatshirt, agenda, backpack, school supplies, and a new book. We fund what makes a student feel ready to walk through the door on day one.
Donate $75IRS 501(c)(3) · tax-deductible
just
$75
per student
What that gets one student
- School uniformshirts + pants per district code
- Sweatshirtfor cool classroom mornings
- Agendathe school-required planner
- Backpackloaded and ready for day one
- School suppliesthe full grade-level list
- A new bookto take home and keep
Total per student$75
Our impact
Since 2015& counting
Ten years on, our program totals tell the story better than we can. Every number is a student.
2,100
Students dressed
2,400
Backpacks filled with supplies
2,000
Free books distributed
1,500
Toys donated
100
Halloween costumes
What we do
Three programs.
One mission.
Schools cover academics. They don't pay for the uniform that lets a 7-year-old walk into class without standing out — or the backpack, the books, or the holiday they almost didn't get. We fund what the system leaves out.
December · Annual
Holiday Toy Distribution
Every December, new toys, books, and winter essentials to families across Miami. Halloween costumes added in late October so no student skips the parade for lack of one.
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Year-round
Blessings in a Backpack
Year-round backpacks with school supplies and weekend meals for students from food-insecure households. Targeted partnerships with the schools that need consistent reinforcement beyond August.
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Founder & President
Julyett Gullen
Our story
Founded in Miami in 2015.
Run by Miamians.
Julyett Gullen started Project Ready for School in 2015 with a list of students in need and a question: why do we expect a student to focus on reading when she's wearing the wrong uniform and her shoes don't fit?
Public funding goes to academics. It doesn't go to uniforms, shoes, books, or backpacks — the things that decide whether a student feels ready to walk into class.
We close that gap. A decade in, we've outfitted over two thousand students, distributed thousands of books, and built a corporate network that shows up every August and December.
Backed by Miami
Corporate partners
who show up.
Every uniform, every backpack, every book is funded by partners who write checks, ship product, and send their teams to volunteer. If your company wants to be on this list, get in touch.
From the events
Real days. Real students. Real Miami.
Photos from our Back to School Bash partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters and recent fundraising events.
just
$75
Get involved today
Your $75
puts one student
in their uniform
on day one.
Donate, volunteer, or sponsor an event. PRFS is a 501(c)(3); your gift is fully tax-deductible.