by Laundry Love | Jul 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Laundry Love helps homeless and low‑income families in Huntington Beach, CA It’s 8:30 on a Wednesday night and Beach Coin Laundry in Huntington Beach is packed. Thirty people crowd inside, busily folding T-shirts, socks, shorts and bed sheets, and transferring their...
by Laundry Love | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Three Most Inspiring Charities Involving Laundry A great charity is all about finding something that is needed, and then taking concrete and proactive steps to address that need. Charity and laundry might not be two terms that you instantly associate with one...
by Laundry Love | Apr 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
The Pope + Laundry Love + Fast Company At a new laundromat in the center of Rome, no one needs quarters. The Pope Francis Laundry–opened by the Pope himself–is a place where homeless people and others struggling with extreme poverty can wash and dry a load of laundry...
by Laundry Love | Dec 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
FAYETTEVILLE, AR — While many of us celebrated the spirit of giving this holiday season, there are still many in need. Local non-profit Serve NWA works to reduce the number of hard choices thousands face when it comes to going without. The organization turns...
by Laundry Love | Dec 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Gracias a un programa llamado Laundry Love, voluntarios lavan la ropa de indigentes, ancianos y personas desamparadas. http://www.univision.com/los-angeles/kmex/noticias/desamparados/voluntarios-ayudan-a-desamparados-a-lavar-su-ropa-video
by Laundry Love | Aug 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
On a recent sweltering Tuesday evening, James Mayne waited patiently outside the front door of the Wash Land laundromat on the Hilltop, his basket piled high with sheets and towels. At 6 p.m. sharp, Todd Jacobson ushered him into the place with a smile and a palm...
by Laundry Love | Mar 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
Laundry Love seeks to bring economic relief by giving individuals or families the option to redirect funds toward food, medical, gas or transportation costs as well as school supplies and other basic, everyday necessities. The Laundry Love initiative is a way of...
by Laundry Love | Apr 24, 2015 | Uncategorized
POMONA >> Laundry Love night at the Pronto Wash laundromat looked much like any other evening at a self-service laundry, with one exception. When a customer loaded a washer or a dryer and was ready to start it he or she would call over one of several volunteers posted...
by Laundry Love | Dec 29, 2014 | Uncategorized
1. Cops pulled people over to give them ice cream instead of tickets. A group of police officers from Quincy, California decided to challenge their generally negative reputation and rewrite the script by handing out ice cream to unsuspecting citizens. The police...
by Laundry Love | Nov 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
HARBOR CITY, Calif. — From the Pacific Coast Highway exit off the freeway in Harbor City, it is impossible to miss the towering exhaust stacks of the Phillips 66 petroleum refinery and the mammoth cranes of the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex. This is...