Reducing barriers to access

For many right here in our community, hygiene is a luxury. Good hygiene is a human right.

Hygiene poverty creates a dangerous cycle in families of poor health, increased cost of medical care, low self-esteem, loss of income and employment struggles - all combined leads to poor community health.

A recent study from NC Department of Health found dental decay in Kindergarteners is the highest it has been in years. This is an alarming indictor of overall health of children today.

Our goal at the Kindness Closet is to provide basic hygiene such as toothpaste, toilet paper, period products and more to all in need. We do this by partnering with other nonprofits who distribute hygiene essentials to their clients.

Programs

RED CART PROGRAM

The Red Cart Program addresses increasing period poverty, which is the lack of access to period supplies needed to participate in everyday life. 25 schools in Iredell County now have period products in the bathrooms at local schools, impacting over 8,000 students. Sign up for packing events here.

CLoset inside Mooresville Christian Mission

The original Kindness Closet is located inside the Christian Mission at 266 N. Broad Street in Downtown Mooresville, NC. The Mission serves an average of 75 clients a day, each choosing 2 full-sized hygiene products when they grocery shop at the Food Pantry. Sign up to do a supply drive to keep this busy location stocked!

CLoset at Health REach Clinic

The Kindness Closet provides free hygiene and household products to patients in HealthReach Community Clinic. HealthReach is the only free clinic in Iredell County and serves 1,000+ patients a year. This partnership allows The Kindness Closet to reach a population susceptible to hygiene poverty and also allows HealthReach to further its mission of wellness for its patients. You can help keep this shelf stocked by signing up here.

Kindness Caravan

The new Kindness Caravan program removes transportation barriers and takes hygiene to those homebound or without access to transportation. We provide 85 hygiene kits to seniors each month and have numerous 'pop up' events to distribute hygiene to families. At the 2023 Back to School Bash alone, we handed out over 3,000 hygiene products.
See the impact that the Kindness Caravan could have on our community.

Thank you to our Partners