Help For The Homeless

The 2025 Help for the Homeless Hygiene drive helped stock the shelves of 137 crisis programs in 22 Wisconsin communities. Over $723,000 worth of supplies donated. Read more.

2026 (tentative) dates: Feb. 22 – March 15.

Help for the Homeless has provided over $6.7 million dollars worth of hygiene and cleaning supplies to local crisis programs over the past 33 years.

In 2025, generous community members at 1,050+ businesses, churches, and schools hosted collection boxes and donated $723,000 worth of laundry soap, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorant, etc. to their local crisis programs.

Donate supplies at Festival Foods & Walgreens

Purchase new, unused hygiene and cleaning supplies and drop them off at the boxes located at participating stores. Boxes are typically found near the entrance or check-out areas of the store.

Most urgent needs include:

Soaps: laundry, dish, soft, shower gel, 2-in-1 shampoo
Trash bags (shelters especially need these for bedrooms)
Diapers (sizes 3-6 and Pull-Ups)
Deodorant (unscented)
Wet wipes
Toilet paper
Paper towels
Disposable razors
Tampons and maxi pads

Host a collection box

Place your collection boxes in high-traffic areas at your church, school, business or organization. Invite staff, members, and students to contribute.

For businesses and organizations offering work-from-home options for staff, you can participate by encouraging staff to make a financial donation or drop off new, unused supplies at participating Festival Foods or Walgreens stores near you.

H4H Resource Kit

Access a special info kit with logos, social media content, web banners, printable lists, promotional slides, press releases, and other materials by clicking on the button below.

This link will direct to a Google Drive folder.

Get your Info Kit

Make a financial donation

Funds will be used to purchase gift cards to local retailers for the purchase of hygiene supplies. 100% of your support (minus bank fees) will go to a participating community closest to the address listed on your donation!

Give A Financial Gift