Together, Let's Restore Dignity
Tax deductible
"The shower felt great" is what the first person to use our mobile shower and personal hygiene facility said as he exited with gleam. Our aim is to provide Palm Beach County’s homeless individuals and families with a fresh shower, personal hygiene essentials and the opportunity to Live FRESH: Feeling Revitalized Encourages Sustainable Happiness
How Does Live Fresh Palm Beach County Work?
As the heat of Florida’s summer approaches, most of us look forward to a refreshing shower in our homes at the end of a long day. However, for thousands of homeless individuals and families in Palm Beach County, the thought of that common daily experience is only a dream.
Now thanks to our innovative new Mobile Shower and Personal Hygiene Facility (or shower truck), the county’s homeless population has the opportunity to wash and manage their personal hygiene – and that opens up possibilities for building self-esteem, gaining employment and exploring a brighter future.
The truck’s co-founders, Carlos Miller and Chris Bentley, were looking to identify a project where they could make a real difference. Data from 2015 shows that during any given 24-hour period, 1,421 individuals and families in the county are homeless.
So why showers?
“For us, that’s where dignity and self-respect starts…with the ability to stay clean and be presentable,” explains Chris Bentley. “Cleanliness is a fundamental need. We actually see it as a basic human right and because the homeless population can be hard to reach, we knew we would have to come to them and make ourselves available in areas they could easily reach.”
Our website at www.livefreshpbc.com allows supporters to make donations, no matter how small, and we can be reached via Facebook to arrange the donation of goods like clothing and toiletries.
When innovation meets philanthropy it ought to be celebrated and supported. Live FRESH puts smiles on the faces of people whose lives often give them very little to smile about.
Blake M., one of the first clients to use the shower described the experience as “lovely”. Then he paused and added, “ACTUALLY, IT FELT LIKE WATER FROM HEAVEN.”
To Learn More, Watch Video Below:
Breaking News !!!
Live Fresh Expanding To Broward (Sun Sentinel Article)
Live Fresh Expanding To Broward (Sun Sentinel Video)
Live Fresh Palm Beach County is An Initiative of The Safe Haven Community Resource Center, Inc, which is a GuideStar Exchange Gold Participant.
The Safe Haven Community Resource Center, Inc. (Safe Haven CRC) received the GuideStar Exchange Gold participation level, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar USA, Inc., the premier source of nonprofit information. This level demonstrates Safe Haven CRC’s deep commitment to nonprofit transparency and accountability.
How Does Live Fresh Palm Beach County Work?
As the heat of Florida’s summer approaches, most of us look forward to a refreshing shower in our homes at the end of a long day. However, for thousands of homeless individuals and families in Palm Beach County, the thought of that common daily experience is only a dream.
Now thanks to our innovative new Mobile Shower and Personal Hygiene Facility (or shower truck), the county’s homeless population has the opportunity to wash and manage their personal hygiene – and that opens up possibilities for building self-esteem, gaining employment and exploring a brighter future.
The truck’s co-founders, Carlos Miller and Chris Bentley, were looking to identify a project where they could make a real difference. Data from 2015 shows that during any given 24-hour period, 1,421 individuals and families in the county are homeless.
So why showers?
“For us, that’s where dignity and self-respect starts…with the ability to stay clean and be presentable,” explains Chris Bentley. “Cleanliness is a fundamental need. We actually see it as a basic human right and because the homeless population can be hard to reach, we knew we would have to come to them and make ourselves available in areas they could easily reach.”
Our website at www.livefreshpbc.com allows supporters to make donations, no matter how small, and we can be reached via Facebook to arrange the donation of goods like clothing and toiletries.
When innovation meets philanthropy it ought to be celebrated and supported. Live FRESH puts smiles on the faces of people whose lives often give them very little to smile about.
Blake M., one of the first clients to use the shower described the experience as “lovely”. Then he paused and added, “ACTUALLY, IT FELT LIKE WATER FROM HEAVEN.”
To Learn More, Watch Video Below:
Breaking News !!!
Live Fresh Expanding To Broward (Sun Sentinel Article)
Live Fresh Expanding To Broward (Sun Sentinel Video)
Live Fresh Palm Beach County is An Initiative of The Safe Haven Community Resource Center, Inc, which is a GuideStar Exchange Gold Participant.
The Safe Haven Community Resource Center, Inc. (Safe Haven CRC) received the GuideStar Exchange Gold participation level, a leading symbol of transparency and accountability provided by GuideStar USA, Inc., the premier source of nonprofit information. This level demonstrates Safe Haven CRC’s deep commitment to nonprofit transparency and accountability.
Organizer
Chris Bentley
Organizer
West Palm Beach, FL
SAFE HAVEN COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER INC
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.
