Hygiene Drive 2020: Feb. 16 – March 8

Watch this short 2019 Fox Cities Sorting Day video!

“Many of our clients arrive afraid, depressed, and embarrassed to ask for help. They are very grateful for the personal care items we can offer them.  These donated supplies not only help them with their immediate needs, but they also demonstrate that our community cares about them.”  – LEAVEN  More Stories

What:

The Family’s ‘Help for the Homeless’ hygiene drive works with area homeless coalitions every spring to stock the shelves of 83 homeless and crisis programs in 15 Wisconsin communities in our listening areas. The goal of ‘Help for the Homeless’ is to supply a year’s worth of product to each agency (In many cases, this is happening!). In 2019, generous community members donated $406,000 worth of laundry soap, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, etc. to their local crisis programs.  Donations remain in the communities where they are collected.

Where:

Appleton/Fox Cities, Antigo, Brown County/Green Bay, Chilton, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc/Two Rivers, Marathon County/Wausau, Marshfield, Oconto/Marinette, Oshkosh, Seymour, Sheboygan/Plymouth, Stevens Point, Waupaca, and Wisconsin Rapids. List of all 2019 Collection Sites.

How:

Drop donations off at Festival Foods or Walgreens Stores OR join more than 900+ local businesses, churches, and schools who participate annually by placing collection boxes and in high traffic areas and inviting their staff, members and students to contribute. Print-ready flyers and blurbs to paste into newsletters/memos etc. are in the “Information Kit” below.

For more information at The Family studios 800-236-9364 or email heidip@thefamily.net

Kit contains printable flyers, blurbs to cut and paste, lists, logos, news release, etc. (To be updated January 2020)

 Thanks to these 2019 sponsors! (2020 sponsors pending)

Thanks also to Menasha Corp. Green Bay Packaging, and Great Northern Corp. for their generous donation of collection boxes!

Requested items for donation. New, unopened items only.

Thank you for your Help for the Homeless!