“No matter how hard I try, I can’t make ends meet – the cost of our rent, bills, food and pretty much everything we need has gone up so much in the last couple of years.​

Having to find money for nappies on top of that has been so difficult. We’ve had to use washing up liquid for washing hands, showering and washing our hair when the money has run out. My baby got really bad nappy rash and itchy, sore skin.

I’m so grateful to The Hygiene Bank for giving us some nappy cream, baby wash, and sensitive lotion for our little one – so we can keep her happy and healthy.”​

Becky

£30 could provide baby Sophie with all the essentials this winter

The difference your gift could make:​

Becky is a single mum who lives with her retired parents in a one-bedroom flat. She's juggling two jobs to support her family, but often struggles with the high costs of nappies and other baby products, alongside covering rent and bills and keeping baby Sophie safe, fed and warm. This means Becky often goes without food herself. This Christmas, Becky will be making lots of sacrifices to make sure baby Sophie has nappies, barrier cream and baby wash, and that her parents have something to open on Christmas day. 

Your generous gift could give Becky a baby care kit to make sure baby Sophie has all the essentials she needs this winter.

No parent should have to choose between keeping their baby clean, fed, or warm.

*All names have been changed to protect people’s privacy 

Becky is one of the 5.3 million people in the UK who have to choose between buying food and toiletries. Can you give the gift of kindness to someone else this Christmas?

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Where does my donation go?

Your donation will help The Hygiene Bank distribute basic hygiene products to people who would otherwise struggle to afford them.
The Hygiene Bank receives product donations from members of the public and from collaborating brands and retailers. Donated products are then distributed via our 170 local projects - which are entirely run by our volunteers- to our network of 1600 Community Partners, who pass them on to people who need them most. Our Community Partners are schools, food banks, community centres, homeless shelters or womens’ refuges, among others.

We keep expanding our network, especially in areas where our support is needed most. The demand for our services keeps increasing due to the cost of living crisis, and we cannot supply products to our network with donated products alone.

The Hygiene Bank uses funds from campaigns like this one to:

  • Buy products that people need that are not donated. This can include products that are not donated often and/or for people with people with specific needs – e.g. skin conditions, continence problems.
  • Cover the costs of transport and storage to get donated products out to our local projects and store them safely until they are distributed to our Community Partners people who need them.
  • Other necessary expenses involved in supporting and sustaining a national network of local projects, activities to attract more volunteers, train volunteers, and raising the funds needed to attract more donors, and more product donations, so local projects hubs continue to receive enough products for the people who need them.

*All names have been changed to protect people’s privacy