WASHINGTON, D.C. — Homeless people face a lot of challenges. Among them: Not knowing where their next meal is coming from.
Not having access to healthcare. Finding a job or getting a better-paying one. Some of the most basic challenges, however, stem from not having regular access to clean water and toiletries such as soap and shampoo. And poor personal hygiene can be particularly troubling for homeless teens. That challenge inspired a young researcher to invent a multi-purpose product — one that aims to give these teens a boost of confidence.Leia Gluckman, 13, lives in Beverly Hills, Calif. “I was born into a life of volunteering,” she notes. And that’s almost literally true: Her mom is the vice president of an organization that provides help for homeless teens in the nearby city of Venice. Leia and her brother have volunteered there for years. When she was a toddler, Leia helped serve desserts at the tables where teens were eating. Later, she helped teens with art projects. Now, as a young teen herself, she’s hosting toiletry and clothing drives and tackling a variety of other chores.
From her work at the center, Leia noticed that teens asked for some hygiene products more than others. What they sought most often were toothpaste, body powder and shampoo. Leia wondered whether she might be able to create a product that could serve all three purposes.
It would need to absorb sweat and oil from skin and hair. It would need to clean teeth. Plus, it would need…
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