Hospitality for the Homeless, based in Norfolk, VA, serves as a national re-distribution agency for travel-size toiletries to those in need.
Hospitality for the Homeless receives donated amenities from our inventory partners nationally, including hotels and resorts, dentists, orthodontists, retailers and manufacturers, as well as from the public.
We re-package these donated items, which include soap, shampoo, lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste and disposable razors, into care kits which we distribute to recognized homeless shelters and needs-based agencies.
It is an interesting concept that has been well received. Refreshingly, we don't ask for a financial contribution, nor do we solicit continuously. We only ask our inventory partners once a year for a donation of toiletries that they already stock in-house.
Our community service partners - high schools, middle schools, Sunday schools and Scout troups - provide student volunteers to re-package the toiletries into care kits for our distribution. In exchange for their help, our student volunteers receive community service hours of credit and the opportunity to participate in a community-wide give-back program.
Hospitality for the Homeless was conceived by Brian Friedman with the goal of providing comfort to those in need with everyday items that we take for granted. From its start in December 2005 with the generous inventory support of a hotel in New York City, and with the Friedman family’s garage serving as the initial warehouse, today the Hospitality for the Homeless Care Kit Program receives donated toiletries support from inventory partners across the nation, in order to better serve the homeless.
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