East Riding Hygiene Bank

we supply to the food banks and pantries in Market Weighton and Pocklington and Driffield, Bridlington and surrounding areas of east riding of Yorkshire and Hull, we also supply the children centres, Mobile Libraries, Health buses, with hygiene products which are given to their clients who are in need. Basic hygiene is not a privilege Hygiene poverty is not being able to afford many of the everyday hygiene and personal grooming products most of us take for granted. The reality of low income is that it restricts people’s options, leaving us caught between being able to heat our homes, pay the rent, eat or be clean. It is struggling to wash your hair because you can’t afford shampoo.It is not being able to replace a toothbrush when needed or sharing a toothbrush because one each just isn’t an option.It is washing hair, bodies, faces and clothes in the same cheap washing up liquid used for the dishes. It is having to choose between shaving foam and razors or the transport fare to a job interview. It is not being able to launder clothes, school uniform and muddy sports kit when needed. It is not being able to purchase deodorant because money is needed for the electric card. It is being unable to change your baby’s nappy as often as is needed and scraping out the contents before reapplying it. It is being housebound because you cant afford period protection or have to improvise with rolled up loo roll and socks. It is going to school with matted hair because there is only one hairbrush in the household and there's no time for everyone to get a chance to use it. Our vision is that one day everyone living in the UK will have access to essential hygiene products, our mission is to bring communities, businesses and thought leaders together to tackle hygiene poverty by giving access to products and being a voice for change.