This Teacher Has Raised Thousands to Pay Off Student Lunch Debt by Dancing on TikTok

MAR 21, 2025 11:56 AM

Kati Jo Christensen — a special education teacher in Utah who may be better known by her TikTok handle, @MrsCactusVibes https://www.tiktok.com/@mrscactusvibes — is using her online following to make a real difference.

She just has one simple ask to anyone who comes across her videos: Stay for one minute.

It’s all part of her project to raise funds to clear student lunch debt. On TikTok, any person part of the app’s Creator Fund, can monetize any video over one minute in length.

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“Anything I’m earning off of TikTok is going to the kids,” she said in a recent video. “Whether it’s a product sale, whether it’s a view, whether you’re doing a Venmo donation, all of it goes to them.”

As of this month, she has raised over $11,000 to clear the debts of students in her area.

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