Give Rob, Ellie and Sandra the gift of being clean, in a clean home this Christmas 

Rob feels heartbroken that he has to choose between heating the home or eczema cream for his daughters Ellie and Sandra.

No parent should have to choose between feeding their family and keeping them clean and warm. 

 

💛A donation of £50 could help Rob and his daughters have all the essential they need 

The difference your gift could make:​

“Ellie, Sandra and I were heartbroken when their mum died at the start of the year, but I didn’t realise how much harder it would be without Caroline – not just emotionally, but financially, too.  

It just hasn’t been possible to cover the rent, bills, the costs of food and everything else we need on just my wages. I’ve been ill with the stress of it all, which led to me losing my job.  

When we receive products from The Hygiene Bank, it means there’s a little more money for food, and maybe we can have the heating on a bit.”  

Rob

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

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.

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