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Better Angels: Taking cue from pope, Laundry Love affirms human dignity one load at a time
What likely is the world’s most famous laundromat is also relatively new. The Lavanderia di Papa Francis — or Pope Francis Laundry — opened in the spring of last year in a former hospital near the Vatican. It was a modest establishment when it...
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 garments in and out of the washers and dryers making...
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 another, but there are many...
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 for free. The...
Doing Good: Serve NWA Restores Dignity to Needy with Laundry Love
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 area...
Voluntarios ayudan a desamparados a lavar su ropa
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
The Good Life: Church program seeks to provide free laundry service
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...
Update: New Iberia church spreading ‘Laundry Love’
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...
Laundry Love volunteers help low-income families, homeless in Pomona have clean clothes
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...
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