“Providence has launched a mobile unit to give showers, haircuts, and medical services to residents who are homeless. … After seeing a trailer in the Midwest that was giving showers to the homeless, and a YoutTube video of a barber in the UK giving a homeless individual a shower, entrepreneur Bret Williams thought ‘why not do that in my home state of Rhode Island and take it a step further?’
“Williams, along with nonprofit homeless service organization House of Hope and city of Providence, launched what they’re calling the Shower to Empower mobile navigation unit. Attached to the back of a pickup truck, the trailer has two individual showers, heated floors, an area for haircuts, and an enclosed private medical space. …
” ‘The Empower message comes from the showers and haircuts. Being able to help them best better their situation, restore dignity, restore pride, you know their outlook on the day, on their life,’ said [John May, from Williams’ LLC Team Williams]. At the beginning, the trailer will be parked in areas around Providence for three to four hours a day on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday with five staff members.
“According to a report in December by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, more than a thousand individuals in Rhode Island are homeless.”
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Great idea
I hope the idea spreads.
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This is a good idea! For cleaning up does make a difference in how we feel about ourselves. Just the other day I was out back mowing ,pulling weeds ..in others words getting dirty,sweaty and smelly,when the dog let me know we have company, here a salesman had come to see if Steve was in. I apologized when he went to shake my hand ( which I warned was dirty) my hand was the dark one shaking a white hand.😬 I was a little embarrassed needless to say.😁
Well, if he’s going to drop in unannounced, I’m sure he can take what he gets.
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What an awesome idea.
Yes, it’s always a good idea to ask people what they want instead of deciding for them.
I can see how this would be very important–we all can relate to wanting to feel clean, especially on hot, sticky days. Just the possibility of a cool shower might really lift a mood.
Although I like to shower every day, vacations with extended family can be a challenge: the timing doesn’t always work with others’ sleep schedules. I don’t feel quite human until I get home and wash properly!