Project County: Huntington County
Nonprofit Partner: Friends of the Huntington City-Township Public Library
Brief Description: This grant will aid in supporting and supplying a teen comfort cabinet, which will be equipped with both food and hygiene supplies at the Huntington City-Township Public Library. The comfort cabinet aims to serve underserved teens who are facing financial and food insecurity in an accessible way to maintain their dignity and agency.
Grant Amount: $2,499.47
Scholar Lead: Heather Larr, Huntington County, 2003
“Grassroots initiatives like the Teen Comfort Cabinet usually offer the most unique and creative ways to take care of the community because they see the needs first-hand every day. I will use my network of resources through the Lilly Scholars Network and the Community Foundation of Huntington County to continue looking for support for these types of programs.”
Heather Larr, Huntington County, 2003
The Teen Comfort Cabinet at Huntington City-Township Public Library provides hygiene and food items to teens in Huntington, IN as well as at theMarkle, IN branch.
Although it is difficult to say how many teens accessed the cabinet during the grant period, we can say that because of the grant we were able to supply
• 598 Body wipes/washers/moisturizers/shampoo
• 288 Deodorants
• 780 Dental hygiene items
• 834 Menstruation products
• 1600 other comfort items (combs, ChapStick, hand sanitizer, nail files)
• 1026 snacks/treats
