Project County: Putnam County
Nonprofit Partner: DePauw University
Project Name: Project Uplift
Brief Description: This grant will support a block party event on DePauw’s campus to fundraise and collect feminine products and gently used bras. Collected donations will be distributed to homeless/women’s shelters and schools in Putnam County. This project aims to give women in need a sense of dignity and relief, and also raises awareness with students and other community members in a way that invites them to be part of giving back.
Grant Amount: $2,500
Scholar Partner: Sydney Schloemer, Morgan County, 2022
“Many women don’t have the privilege of access to necessary feminine products and comforts, otherwise known as period poverty.”
Sydney Schloemer, 2022 Morgan County Lilly Scholar
With the funds from the Lead Forward Community Grant, Schloemer will be partnering with DePauw University’s Women’s Center to create an on-campus event in the fall where students, staff, and community members can not only engage with educational materials about period poverty and femininity but also can donate hygiene products and gently used bras. These items will be donated to women’s shelters and those in need in Putnam County.
