How To Make a Hygiene Kit

Looking for a great, simple way to help your local homeless community?

Many people I speak with are often uncomfortable handing out cash to strangers. Does this person really need it? Will they use it on the right things?

One way to smother those thoughts is to create hygiene kits.  It's super simple. Here's how:

Visit your local dollar store. Buy hygiene-related stuff. Done! :)

Okay, it may be a teeny bit more complicated than that. But the two "must haves" are toilet tissue and ziplock bags.  After that, you're pretty much free to build the kits as you like.

And build as many as you like. You may be thinking that dollar store = tons of stuff, but reality will sit in when you're charging $100 worth of dollar store items to your card and your basket is half empty. The number of kits will never be as valuable as what's in them. Ten kits that contain the whole spectrum of personal hygiene items will always outweigh 100 kits with two items in them.

Think quality, not quantity. Imagine keeping the kits in the back seat of your car, and distributing them when you see persons in need. Is it better that you have 99 more like it, or that what you're giving them can really help them?

Here's a quick list of items I've used to build kits on the past. Remember - there is no standard for making them. A hygiene kit is exactly what you want it to be...

• Toilet Tissue (2)
• Bottled Water (3)
• Toothpaste
• Toothbrush
• Toothbrush travel case
• Washcloth
• Shaving cream
• Disposable razor(s)
• Wet Wipes
• Maxi Pads
• Hand Sanitizer
• Travel napkins
• Deodorant
• Shampoo
• Comb or brush
• Personalized note of encouragement 
• Recyclable tote bag

I'm probably forgetting a million things, but I'll return to this post often to add things as I remember them.

Thanks for reading. Please contact me with any questions. I'm happy to help!