On Friday, Smithfield Foods, Inc.'s Monmouth, Illinois facility presented a $15,000 donation to Recharge Teen Center, a newly renovated safe place for community youth to recharge, find enrichment and access resources including a food and hygiene pantry, washer and dryer, kitchen and gaming room, and library of 400 donated books for young adults.
Recharge Teen Center is an Eagle View Community Health System project, a non-profit healthcare provider serving uninsured, low-income and medically underserved individuals in Henderson County and southeast Iowa. The center, located at 213 S. Main St., is open weekdays 3-6 p.m. to area youth entering 8th grade through age 18. Activities offered on a rotating schedule include cooking classes, art therapy, workforce and leadership development support, literature review, homework assistance, mindfulness classes, and volunteer and philanthropic opportunities.