Youth First, Inc. and Hangers have both been selected as two of the Top 200 finalists in the State Farm Neighborhood Assist® grant program.
Both organizations need your votes to each receive a $25,000 grant from State Farm®.
Founded in Evansville, Indiana, Youth First partners with 105 schools in 12 counties to place highly trained social workers and evidence-based programs in school buildings. Kids and their families have free access to a professional who knows how to address anxiety, grief, substance abuse, poverty, academic struggles, and more. Currently, Youth First serves 20 of the 40 schools in the EVSC with vital social work supports; this grant will help add 12 more Youth First Social Workers for a total of 32 EVSC partner schools.
The Hangers mission is to serve any EVSC student in need with clothing and basic hygiene products. During the students appointment at Hangers, they each receive: shirts, jeans and shorts, a winter coat, a pair of shoes, 5 pairs of new underwear and socks, a jacket, and other items as needed. Also, a Hygiene kit (shampoo, soap, toothpaste/toothbrush, deodorant). Students from uniform dress code schools receive polo shirts and uniform pants (24 of the 40 EVSC schools wear uniforms). Hangers serves EVSC students in need or facing a crisis (poverty, neglect, foster care, natural disasters, death in family, etc.) and students of working families who do not have the resources or time to take their children shopping. Any student can receive a referral from a school nurse, principal, counselor, or social worker.
Voting takes place August 18 – August 27, and U.S. residents who are 18 and older are allowed up to 10 votes per day per email address. Go to www.neighborhoodassist.com/entry/2038991 and https://www.neighborhoodassist.com/entry/2039290 and cast as many votes as you can.
On September 29, the top 40 vote-receiving causes will be announced and a $25,000 grant will be awarded to each of the affiliated nonprofits.
State Farm Neighborhood Assist is a crowd-sourced philanthropic initiative that empowers communities to identify issues in their neighborhoods. The State Farm Review Committee selected the top 200 finalists from 2,000 submissions.
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