“Without a doubt, the hygiene products supplied by The Hygiene Bank are gratefully received. Many tell us that they do not have the spare income to purchase hygiene products such as body lotions, deodorant, hair conditioner and hand cream, and these products are considered luxuries.

We have so many lovely comments about how these products lift their spirits and give them a boost.”  

Rustlington Pantry

A generous donation of £5,000 could provide enough personal hygiene and household cleaning products to support a local pantry for the next six months.

The difference your gift could make:​

Rustington Pantry supports more than 100 families per week with fresh vegetables, frozen meals, dried staple foods and hygiene products. With bills soaring and people having to make difficult decisions about what to prioritise purchasing, there’s a huge demand in the area for the Pantry. With spare income falling and costs rising, families at the pantry are relying on hygiene donations.

With your generous support, The Hygiene Bank could provide enough personal care and cleaning products to a local pantry for six months. 

This Christmas, give the gift of kindness to a local pantry.

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.