By Isabella MEGERDECHIAN, intern

The Prom Plus Club is doing everything it can to help the community during this time of isolation. The Fire House, located on the corner of Foothill Boulevard and Rosemont Avenue, is where Prom Plus Club members meet to discuss and work on their projects. Their current project is a little free library and a food drive: Little free food pantry.

Little free libraries can be found throughout the community. Many boxes are on private property, though some are on public street corners. They typically house an assortment of donated books. Community members are encouraged to browse the titles available then choose a book to take home. The one that Prom Plus Club members, in cooperation with the Fire House, is working on will be installed at the east end of the building at 2563 Foothill Blvd. in La Crescenta.

Prom Plus Club has received many donations of books for kids from the community to put into its little library. Prom Plus Club members have also received donations of food to put in their food pantry so that the community has easy access to everything they need.

David Green, 15, is president of the Prom Plus Club. He said that a goal of the Club is to give people access to things they need and let them know that the Fire House is still an outreach spot.

“We just want people to know that the Fire House is always here,” he said.

He added that the inspiration for starting the little library was remembering how happy children were in libraries, when they were ready to pick out a new book. Since the pandemic, kids haven’t been able to do that, and Prom Plus Club wanted to give kids access to books.

Prom Plus Club members added that, before the pandemic when school was in session, middle and high school students came to the Fire House regularly to enjoy a meal and have a good time. Before and after school, students came to hang out, play games, do homework, study and eat.

As the Prom Plus Club members said, “We are always here to help the community.” 

The Prom Plus Club will continue to hold future food drives to keep the little free food pantry well stocked.