Often, it’s the simplest things which help people the most. Years of working with people in countries with unclean tap water, homeless people in the U.S. and even foster children as they move from home to home, have taught me personal care items are an urgent need in many places.
It shocked me to learn the number of diseases and deaths which could be prevented in many countries if the people had easy access to soap. Children moved into foster care often arrive with little more than the clothes on their back to homes who may have only realized they were coming a few hours before. The homeless in this country are often afraid to go to shelters where they could make use of bathing facilities and do the best they can in public restrooms.
The solution is as simple or as complicated as you want to make it and is perfectly suited to be a service project for young children to teens. Buy clear bags from a craft store or use large zipper bags. (Clear will make sure the people you are serving don’t have to worry about customs or others opening the bags.) Fill them with personal care items.Bagging the items so each bag serves one person makes it so much easier for the people you are serving to hand them out to those who need them.
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