August · Annual
Back to School Bash
Our flagship August event. Hundreds of Miami-Dade Title I students walk through fitting stations and leave with full uniforms, supply-stocked backpacks, and a new book for day one.
Learn more →Miami-Dade Title I · since 2015
Every kid walks
into school
ready.
We provide school uniforms, shoes, supplies, and books to disadvantaged students across Miami-Dade Title I public schools. Founded 2015. Federally tax-deductible 501(c)(3).
Real Miami kids
2,100 kids 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 Miami-Dade Title I student — uniform, undergarments, and a new book. Federal Title I funds the academics. Families and PRFS donors fund what makes a kid feel ready to walk through the door.
Donate $75IRS 501(c)(3) · tax-deductible
just
$75
per kid
What that gets one student
- School uniformshirts + pants per district code
- Sockseveryday + gym
- Underwearessentials kids shouldn't have to ask for
- A new bookto take home and keep
Total per kid$75
Our impact
Since 2015& counting
Ten years on, our Miami-Dade program totals tell the story better than we can. Every number is a kid.
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.
Federal Title I funds keep the lights on and pay teachers. It does not 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 Title I families across Miami-Dade. Halloween costumes added in late October so no kid 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 Title I 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 Miami-Dade Title I student list and a question: why do we expect a kid to focus on reading when she's wearing the wrong uniform and her shoes don't fit?
Title I is the federal program that sends money to schools where at least 40% of students come from low-income families. The money goes to academics. It doesn't go to uniforms, shoes, underwear, books, or backpacks — the things that decide whether a kid 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, email Julyett.
From the events
Real days. Real kids. 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 kid
in their uniform
on day one.
Donate, volunteer, or sponsor an event. PRFS is a 501(c)(3); your gift is fully tax-deductible.