Personal Hygiene & Health Support

Overview

Access to personal hygiene and basic health care is a fundamental aspect of human dignity, yet for many individuals experiencing homelessness or living in low-income housing, these essentials are often out of reach. Lack of clean facilities, hygiene products, and preventive care can lead to infections, chronic illness, and further social exclusion.This not only affects physical health, but also mental well-being, confidence, and the ability to seek work or maintain stability.

Our Personal Hygiene & Health Support program exists to restore that dignity. By providing essential hygiene supplies, bath aids, and health care access, we aim to promote cleanliness, safety, and overall well-being, particularly among people living in shelters, transitional housing, or underserved communities.

Awareness & Education

Personal hygiene is a basic need that’s often neglected in systemic conversations around health equity. Our education initiatives seek to raise public and community awareness around:

• The link between hygiene, disease prevention, and public health outcomes
• The mental and emotional impact of poor hygiene on self-esteem and social reintegration
• How poverty, mobility issues, and unstable housing limit access to hygiene resources
• Hygiene stigma and its effect on people seeking services or employment
• Promoting dignity-driven, trauma-informed care in hygiene outreach

We offer hygiene education workshops, awareness drives, and guidance for service providers on how to offer hygiene support in respectful, non-judgmental ways.

Support Recovery and Rehabilitation

Our program delivers compassionate, hands-on care to improve hygiene and prevent illness. Services include:

• Distribution of hygiene kits with soap, shampoo, menstrual products, toothbrushes, and more
• Provision of bath aids like shower chairs, long-handle sponges, and no-slip mats for individuals with limited mobility
• Mobile hygiene stations and access to clean bathrooms and showers in shelters and outreach sites
• On-site basic health screenings and referrals to medical care when needed
• Education on personal hygiene routines, infection prevention, and body care

These services are especially vital for individuals in recovery, those managing chronic illness, seniors, and people living in congregate settings. Through consistent support, we help people feel cleaner, healthier, and more confident — and better prepared to take the next steps toward stability and self-reliance.