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Host Intro: At just 10-year-old Evanston’s own Avery Jenkins runs a non-profit called Avery’s Helpful Hair Kits, which provides hair care products for Black children in foster care. The business gained momentum at its start in 2023 as Illinois passed the Hair Care for Youth in Care Act. WNUR’s Moriah Pettway has the story. The Greenwood Street storage facility in Evanston is where Avery, her mom, Petina, and volunteers assemble kits for Black children in local foster homes. They give out about 100 kits per month, or as requested, and the organization Give-N-Kind helps distribute them. STORAGE FACILITY […]
