Help For The Homeless
The 2024 Help for the Homeless Hygiene drive is Feb. 11 – Mar. 3.
Over $604,000 worth of new hygiene and cleaning supplies now stock the shelves of 121 crisis programs in 20 communities across Wisconsin! Learn more.
The Family’s annual ‘Help for the Homeless’ hygiene drive partners with the community to help stock the shelves of 120 homeless and crisis programs in 20 Wisconsin communities. The goal of the program is the supply a year’s worth of products to each agency. Donations remain in the community they come from.
Help for the Homeless has provided $5.4 million dollars worth of hygiene and cleaning supplies to local crisis programs over the past 32 years.
In 2023, generous community members at 900+ businesses, churches, and schools hosted collection boxes and donated $665,000 worth of laundry soap, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, etc. to their local crisis programs. View 2023 highlights in our thank you video.
Donate supplies at Festival Foods & Walgreens
Purchase new, unused hygiene and cleaning supplies and drop them off at the boxes located at participating stores. Boxes are typically found near the entrance or check-out areas of the store.
Most urgent needs include:
- Soaps: laundry, dish, soft, shower gel, 2-in-1 shampoo
- Trash bags (shelters especially need these for bedrooms)
- Diapers (sizes 3-6 and Pull-Ups)
- Deodorant (unscented)
- Wet wipes
- Toilet paper
- Paper towels
- Disposable razors
- Tampons and maxi pads
Host a collection box
Place your collection boxes in high-traffic areas at your church, school, business or organization. Invite staff, members, and students to contribute.
For businesses and organizations offering work-from-home options for staff, you can participate by encouraging staff to make a financial donation or drop off new, unused supplies at participating Festival Foods or Walgreens stores near you.
Get Your Resource Kit
Access a drop box with logos, social media content, web banners, printable lists, promotional slides, press releases, and other materials by clicking on the button below.
Make a financial donation
Funds will be used to purchase gift cards to local retailers for the purchase of hygiene supplies. 100% of your support (minus bank fees) will go to a participating community closest to the address listed on your donation!
Participating Communities
Donate securely online or make checks out to ‘The Family’ with ‘Help for the Homeless’ noted on the memo line.
Mail to: The Family Radio Network, Attn. Help for the Homeless, 1909 W. Second St, Appleton WI 54914.
Thanks to our sponsors & ministry partners!
