Members of the Women of Impact Boone County (WOI) philanthropic giving group brought their passion for supporting local nonprofits together for the final time in 2023. Indy Hygiene Hub was voted as the 2023 fourth-quarter grant recipient. This local nonprofit was awarded a check for $15,000 – the highest WOI grant this year. In total in 2023, Women of Impact has awarded grants totaling $49,830 in 2023 and $302,420 since the group’s inception.
Indy Hygiene Hub provides hygiene items to families to affirm dignity and restore hope. The provided items cannot be purchased with food stamps and are often hard to acquire. Indy Hygiene Hub is built on community, stewardship, authenticity, compassion, and respect.
In Boone County, Indy Hygiene Hub serves more than 200 families. sixty-one percent are children, and 47% have an income of $0 – $10,000. This Women of Impact grant makes a major impact with these families and allows Indy Hygiene Hub to grow their partnership with Indiana Diaper Bank (another WOI grantee!) and the WIC offices to distribute products. Indy Hygiene Hub will partner with the school systems to provide bags of hygiene items to kids in need and is actively working to start a project of getting female hygiene products to girls in the schools. This grant will help Indy Hygiene Hub expand their efforts.
How can you help the Indy Hygiene Hub? You can become a donor, volunteer, fulfill an item on their Amazon Wish List, or attend their events like their gala next March! To learn more about the Indy Hygiene Hub, visit www.indianadiaperbank.org or call (317) 316-7058.
Members of Women of Impact gather quarterly around Boone County to hear from local nonprofits and then vote on the final grantee. Stay tuned for our 2024 meeting dates! Pictured from left to right: Indy Hygiene Hub Board President Kiley Schmitz, CFBC CEO Julie Reagan, Indy Hygiene Hub Executive Director & Presenter Christina Huffines.
The Women of Impact Boone County group is growing and thriving! Now is the perfect time to join the group – become a 2024 member and begin collaboratively supporting Boone County-serving nonprofits with the other 125+ members. To join or learn more, click here or contact us today!
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF BOONE COUNTY
The Community Foundation of Boone County exists to unite people, organizations, and philanthropy to create a thriving community for all. Since 1991, its leaders have worked to empower and engage local communities to make a difference right here in Boone County while also leading a vision to collaboratively address the root causes of challenges facing Boone County in diverse and equitable ways. The Community Foundation continues to invest in the people working to fill local needs. It has granted more than $29 million to nonprofit organizations and programs working to solve critical challenges in Boone County. With over $30 million in net assets, the Community Foundation works with donors to create permanent funds for charitable giving to strengthen Boone County for generations to come.