Essential hygiene items
What items can we take?
New, unopened hotel or travel-size toiletries
Soap, shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, toothbrushes, deodorant, razors
New full-size toiletry items
Shampoo, conditioner, body wash, face wash, lotion.
New, unopened hair care products for all hair types
New, unopened toothpaste and toothbrushes
New deodorant
Must be in original packaging
New razors
Must be in original packaging
New menstrual products
Packaged or loose; loose items must be sealed in individual wrappers and placed into a clean ziploc or grocery bag.
New, unused adhesive bandages
Packaged or loose; loose items must be contained in ziploc bags
New sunscreen
New hand sanitizer
New hand warmers
New and unopened packages
New, unopened anti-bacterial wipes
What isn’t in this category?
Used toiletry items
Used toothbrushes or toothpaste
Open or used deodorant or razors
Bars of soap
Essential hygiene items.
Is your bathroom cupboard cluttered with extra bottles of shampoo that you bought on sale? Have a stash of hotel toiletries you don't use but can't bring yourself to throw away?
Let us help you get those items out of your cupboard and into the hands of community members who need them!
Partnering with Transition Projects
For over 50 years, Transition Projects has provided life-saving and life-changing services for people experiencing homelessness in Portland, Oregon. They work to help people transition from homelessness to housing and believe in a just community in which everyone has access to a safe, affordable home. Each year their expert staff connect nearly 10,000 people with the tools, resources, and encouragement they need to get back into housing.
Partnering with Rose Haven
Rose Haven is a day shelter and community center providing resources, emotional support, and community connections to more than 4,000 women, children, and marginalized genders experiencing homelessness and poverty each year. As a low-barrier shelter, they provide access to basic needs, such as a safe mailing address, food, supplies, showers, and laundry paired with long-term empowerment activities including one-on-one advocacy, support groups, financial assistance, and more. Their vision is "a community where everyone has safety, stability, love, health, and home", and items donated by Ridwell members help Rose Haven fulfill it.
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