Taylor's Closet has evolved to meet girls where they are. Today, that means college.
A small, family-run nonprofit in Fort Lauderdale.
Taylor's Closet was started in 2004 by a mother and daughter, Lindsay Giambattista Cox and Linda Giambattista. It's named in memory of Taylor, Lindsay's twin sister and Linda's daughter, who died at birth.
Over twenty-plus years we've run a boutique, an after-school program, and a scholarship fund — each one built with partners, schools, designers, and a community of supporters who kept showing up.
The Bloom Scholarship
The Bloom Scholarship supports Bloom program alumni through their college degrees.
- Scholarship fundingAnnual awards toward tuition and school costs.
- Personal supportRegular check-ins and a steady point of contact from enrollment through graduation.
Three chapters
2014
The Boutique
A boutique exclusively for girls in foster care to shop for brand-new designer clothing, for free. With donations from designers like Free People and XOXO, we gave away over $1 million in clothing across ten years.
2020
Bloom
A student-led after-school program at Fort Lauderdale High School and Piper High School, reaching 100 girls each week with creative projects, discussion, and support.
Student leaders co-created the Blooms Zine, a quarterly magazine by girls, for girls. When schools closed in 2020, Bloom moved online as Bloom at Home and into mailboxes as Bloom in a Box.
today
The Bloom Scholarship
As girls in our network graduated high school, we followed them to college. Since 2016, the Bloom Scholarship has awarded $250,000 in tuition and school costs to young women at universities and colleges across Florida and beyond.
Bloom Scholars
Thank you to every designer, school, volunteer, and supporter who has been part of Taylor's Closet.