Laundry Love Topeka Kansas

The story of Laundry Love began with T-Bone, a homeless gentleman living in Ventura Calif. In one particular conversation, a question was asked of him: “T-Bone, how can we come alongside your life in a way that would matter?” His response was honest and practical. “If I had clean clothes I think people would treat me like a human being.” Every single Laundry Love effort around the U.S. is attached to this man. His desire for worth and welcome is found in us all. We all yearn to be treated as human beings. We never thought that this simple conversation 10 years ago would spark an idea that continues to influence and care for tens of thousands of people every month. The creative and collective energy used to sustain, expand and share Laundry Love with you reminds us that every human being has tremendous worth, value and possibility.

Laundry Love Topeka Kansas is an organization that raises monetary donations and laundry donations to help wash clothes and bedding of individuals and/or families living in poverty. Laundry Love seeks to bring economic relief by giving the individual or family the option to redirect funds toward food, medical, gas or transportation costs as well as school supplies and other basic, everyday necessities.

Laundry Love seeks to bring economic relief by giving the individual or family the option to redirect funds toward food, medical, gas or transportation costs as well as school supplies and other basic, everyday necessities. We believe it’s crucial to create a way for all people to live with dignity, and for our guests/friends to be afforded the opportunity — even in seemingly small ways — to care for themselves and their families.

The mission of Laundry Love (LL) is an initiative in partnership with individuals, groups and local laundromats throughout the U.S. The LL initiative helps to wash the clothes and bedding of individuals and/or families living in poverty. From the infant to the aged, and across a broad spectrum of ethnicity, culture and personal story, LL seeks to nurture the well being of each person through intentional networking and friendship.

Laundry Love fosters community participation within a neighborhood or city through the many layers of connection it inspires. Laundromat personnel, child tutors, medical professionals, churches, business and individual sponsors, people dropping off detergent, others saving quarters, local stores hosting candy/toy machines, shelters and motels , neighbors and strangers all come together with those being served to form a web of compassion and collaboration which can nurture future networks and relationships. We see city business, social sectors, non governmental organizations, socially responsible corporations and neighbor relationships as important beginning points for moving beyond the laundromat experience to creating partnerships for housing options, employment and health care, education, immigration advocacy and other holistic ways to resource the lives of people we build relationship with.

WHAT MATERIALS WILL OUR LAUNDRY LOVE REQUIRE?

• Group of at least 4-10 people.
• Pens and paper to create a logbook for counting loads so you can calculate how many guests/friends attended and how much money was spent.
• Large bucket(s) of powdered or liquid detergent.
• Setup a station where the detergent is visible. Participants can check in, receive direction, receive washing/drying coupons and/or any other important info regarding your LL effort. Be visible to first time guests.
• Of course, you will need lots of quarters.