"Teens at 13 to 16 not being able to drive, they could walk to this area after school, even if they're dropped off at their homes, they can access it," says Jaime Dugan, Vincennes' community coordinator.
That will soon change thanks to a $75,000 grant from the Indiana Department of Health.
The money will go toward renovating the basement of the Old Town Players Community Theater in Vincennes, which has a lack of transportation for teens, into a safe place where they'll be able to get help with issues such as food insecurity and FASFA, reports WTWO-TV.
"So the city of Vincennes got together and we thought we would find a safe place for teens to go and this community theater also is impacted," Dugan says.
"They weren't using the basement, other than some storage for sets and things like that, and it's actually a very walkable location to the most disparate population in the city, which has a lack of transportation."
The renovated basement will be open to the public in 2024.
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