Kildare group wants to tackle ‘hygiene poverty’
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A local group is looking for the general public to donate toiletries to those who need them.
Local co-ordinator of The Hygiene Bank, Trisha Shorten said she is seeking businesses to offer their premises as drop-off points for the donation of toiletries and for volunteers to pick them up to distribute them.
Trisha told the Leader: “The Hygiene Bank aims to tackle hygiene poverty by donating unopened/un-used toiletries and personal grooming products to those who need them.
“One in six people in Ireland live on an income below the poverty line and a fifth of children are at risk of poverty.