The high school and middle school years can be a challenging time for any young person. Basic necessities, including socks, underwear, toiletries can become more like luxuries when a family is financially strapped. Personal hygiene during puberty is a private matter that is often never discussed but is a means of basic acceptance for our teens. Fitting in is hard enough; needy teens have it even w
orse. Unfortunately, the needs of our teens go unnoticed at the expense of younger siblings in families, or may their families’ finances become altered due to trauma, fires, living with extended families, or homelessness. Many of the kids are too embarrassed to seek assistance for fear of being shunned. The teachers of PHS are determined to change that. In June of 2015, the PHS TEEN CLOSET was constructed. Our mission is to stock the closet with personal hygiene items, packaged socks, underwear, t-shirts, mittens, hats, etc. to give to our students in need. Referrals to the closet are made by middle school and high school counselors. Discretion is a must to ensure students feel comfortable. The PHS TEEN CLOSET relies solely upon the generosity of the community donations of products and funding. We need you; without your help, we can not exist.
