Cherubs Closet Analysis

Putnam County is one of the poorest counties in the state. The median average rent from 2011-2015 is $665, the average median household income is $31,715, and the persons in poverty is 27.3% (United States Census Bureau). The county has many children and families, which need clothes to go to school and work. These same families need proper nutrition. Cherubs Closet will provide families a way to purchase gently used clothing at a low cost. Cherubs will also provide breakfast. Through these means, Cherubs Closet will improve school performance of low-income children and help the community prosper. Cherubs Closet will collect gently used clothing and make available for purchase to low income families. The closet will set up in two locations, First Assembly of God on the first Saturday of the month and South Putnam Church on the third Saturday; from 8 am to 12 pm., Cherubs Closet will post the locations and times on bulletin boards, radio stations and school flyers. Many families in the community want a hand up not a hand out. The closet will provide a way for parents to buy school clothes for their children. Parents can also purchase clothing for interviews and work.

Lack of adequate consumption of specific foods, such as fruits, vegetables, or dairy products, is associated with lower grades, higher rates of absenteeism, repeating a grade, and an inability to focus among the students. (Health and Academic Achievement). Cherubs Closet will provide fruit, bagels, water and juice for breakfast. Children need nutrition in order to stay focused in school. No child should go hungry. No parent should have to see his or her child go hungry. The fruit and juice will provide vitamins missing from their diet. Local bread stores, such as Sunbeam Bakery, will donate bagels. Grocery stores around the community will donate the fruit and juice. The donations are used as a tax