Mecca Library Maker Space (2026-2027)
Mecca Elementary School sensory room funding is to support the social-emotional, behavioral, and sensory regulation needs of students, with a primary focus on students in our autism and special education classrooms. During the 2025–2026 school year, autism classrooms were added to our school to allow students to attend the campus they are zoned for rather than being served at a centralized site. This transition has strengthened students' connections to their local school community while creating a need for additional sensory supports on campus. The sensory room will provide a safe, structured environment equipped with sensory tools, flexible seating, calming resources, and movement equipment to help students regulate emotions, increase engagement, and improve access to learning. The project will promote inclusion, reduce behavioral barriers, and support student success by providing essential resources that are not currently available at our school.
Contact: Blanca Ramirez Assistant Principal, Mecca Elementary School
Phone: 760-848-1800
Email: blanca.ramirez@cvusd.us
Thousand Palms- Read, Renew, Repeat (2024-2025)
Program info coming soon!
Summer Reading Program- Find Your Voice (2023-2024)
Friends of the Desert Libraries, Thousand Palms Chapter are dedicated along with our Chapter Library to meeting the needs of the children in our community. This is achieved in a 6 week summer reading program—Find Your Voice. Approximately 200 children will be impacted by this program. Individual children will receive a participation bag, weekly activities and incentive prizes over the course of the six weeks. The ages of the children range from preschool to high school. Our goal using the reading program is to further our children’s awareness in the power of reading. Also thru the power of reading learning more in subjects like art & music, and/or higher education.
Contact: President Denise
Email: dhmorrissey@aol.com
Summer Reading Program- Read Beyond the Beaten Path (2022-2023)
Friends of the Desert Libraries, Thousand Palms Chapter are dedicated along with our Chapter Library to meeting the needs of the children in our community. This is achieved in a 6 week summer reading program—Read beyond the beaten path. Approximately 200 children will be impacted by this program. Individual children will receive a participation bag, weekly activities and incentive prizes over the course of the six weeks. The ages of the children range from preschool to high school. Our goal using the reading program is to further our children’s awareness in the power of reading. Also thru the power of reading learning more in subjects like art & music, and/or higher education.
Contact: President Denise
Email: dhmorrissey@aol.com