Welcome to the Community Wellness Station at Carnegie Carnegie. Open to all, our station provides a variety of tools focused on prevention, education and connection.
This includes a variety of essential items, such as reproductive health supplies, menstrual products, diapers, newborn clothing and basic hygiene items.
We also offer warming kits, care kits, and harm-reduction supplies, all available without judgment or requirements.
Everything is free and is housed in the library lobby.
This location was chosen intentionally to provide a space that is accessible and private, allowing patrons to discreetly pick up what they need without having to ask staff. We believe that preserving dignity while addressing essential needs is key to supporting the health and well-being of our community members.
This project came to be for many reasons, but one is the limitation of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
The program is a critical resource for addressing food insecurity, but it does not cover many necessities. SNAP benefits can only be used for food items. Hygiene and household essentials such as soap, toothpaste, toilet paper, menstrual products, diapers and cleaning supplies are not covered under SNAP.
Basic non-food necessities continue to rise in cost, and these gaps force many individuals and families to make difficult choices between food, hygiene and health.
Our Community Wellness Station would not be possible without the support of The Auto(nomous) Body Shop.
The Auto(nomous) Body Shop is a Pittsburgh based mobile mutual aid resource supporting bodily autonomy and community care. They provide free information and supplies to support and empower folks to be the go-to friend for reproductive health, abortion care and harm reduction in their community.
Carnegie Carnegie became a “pit stop” location with The Auto(nomous) Body Shop in Fall 2025. This means we serve as a supply hub when their mobile van is not available.
Through our partnership together, the Auto(nomous) Body Shop supplies our station with menstrual products, reproductive health supplies, harm-reduction materials, literature and more. We could not be more grateful for this relationship; they have given us an opportunity to offer support and resources to our community.
When government agencies and private businesses are unable to meet critical needs, community members, grassroots groups and nonprofits step in — time and time again.
This initiative is a reminder that communities flourish through partnerships and connections. Everyone needs people in their corner supporting them. We hope to continue to help with our community wellness station and library services.
If you’re interested in becoming involved, please support this project in whatever way feels best for you. Your support might look like visiting the station, using your library card to borrow books or other materials, spreading the word about the project, or connecting with the Library or the Auto(nomous) Body Shop directly.
To get in touch with the Auto(nomous) Body Shop, search for them on Instagram @the.auto.body.shop or visit their website at theautonomousbodyshop.com.
To donate hygiene supplies for the station, reach out to Bri Grygo at grygob2@carnegiecarnegie.org.
Bri Grygo is the youth library assistant of the Andrew Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall.
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