Love All DIY Activity
As a way to LOVE ALL this Christmas, consider this DIY serving opportunity to make toiletry bags for one of our partners: City Hope.
IMPACT
In 2019, there were 1,031 homeless on a given night in St. Louis City. Contrary to stereotypes, there are many factors that contribute to homelessness such as a lack of affordable housing, health, racial disparities, and domestic violence. Read more about these factors and then consider what it might be like to work full-time at minimum wage but have so many other obstacles that cause stable housing to be just beyond your reach.
City Hope St. Louis provides immediate shelter and/or resources for individuals in the St. Louis metropolitan region, experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Providing essentials needed to stay clean and healthy reminds our unhoused friends that they have worth and are loved.
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1: Take a few minutes, using the links above, to understand more about homelessness.
Step 2: Register your participation here so we can measure the collective impact on our city.
Step 3: Review the shopping list and instructions below. New items only, please. Feel free to invite others (neighbors, co-workers, your small group, etc.) to donate as well.
Shopping List: Travel-sized items: soap, shampoo, razor, comb, toothbrush, toothpaste, deodorant, washcloth
Toiletry Bag Instructions: Place all travel-sized items in a quart-sized closable ziplock bag.
Step 5: As you prepare your items, pray for the individuals who will come through the doors of City Hope. Pray for the staff to bring hope and love and to restore dignity and stability for the unhoused in St. Louis.
Step 6: Call 314-904-HOPE (4673) to schedule a time to drop off your donations.
FUN IDEAS
- Take photos of your collection experience and share them on social media using #forthelou.
- After you drop off your donations, head over to Crown Candy for their famous BLT, chili mac, or one of their handmade sweet treats.