What is a Clean Kit?
A hygiene kit with the very basics - a hand-made face cloth, soap, tooth brush and tooth paste. These kits are put together and presented to organizations who then distribute them to people in need.
Emergency food centres focus on the distribution of distribution of nutrition to their clients. Hygiene products are typically not part of the mandate, though are necessary in supporting health. Clean Kits are there to support this area. They are created and given to these organizations with the aim for front line care organizations to redistribution to their clientele.
Emergency food centres focus on the distribution of distribution of nutrition to their clients. Hygiene products are typically not part of the mandate, though are necessary in supporting health. Clean Kits are there to support this area. They are created and given to these organizations with the aim for front line care organizations to redistribution to their clientele.
A little math
Clean Kit statistics:
YEAR Number of kits distributed 2012 50 2013 250 2014 780 2015 626 2016 310 2017 354 2018 422 2019 156 + 17 hand-knitted pairs of socks 2020 284 + 39 hats + 24 milk matt sit-upons 2021 210 + 48 knitted mittens, 20 knitted slippers Thank you to the 2020 project supportersMelissa Tim Morgan Danielle Lisa Anita Andrea Lara Anita
Donations welcomeHave you been traveling? Do you have an collection of travel shampoos, conditions and lotions sitting in a bottom drawer?
I will happily collect and redistribute these items for you. Going to the dentist soon? Perhaps you'd consider asking him/her for a donation to the program. Toothpastes and tooth brushes are an out of pocket purchase for this program. Please consider asking on our behalf. To donate any of these products please contact me. |
Since December 2012
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The about the projectBackground
This project was started after overhearing the Director of the Parkdale Food Centre comment that greater than 60% of their clientele live in rooming houses. A shared story was that of a tenant who used a sock as he didn't have anything else to wash his face with. Clean Kit The core of the Clean Kit is a hand-made (knitted/crocheted) face cloth, bar of soap and a note of kindness wrapped like a fortune cookie. Whenever possible, the contents are expanded to include tooth brush, tooth paste and other goodies (hotel hygiene products and samples are great)! |