Laundry with Love is a ministry of Church on the Street that provides free laundry to people in need. We offer three loads per household per month. Laundry detergent, dryer sheets, stain spray and bleach are provided. There is a sign up on our Facebook page the week before each LWL session and we highly encourage people to sign up ahead of time to make sure we can get them in. A meal is served at the laundromat, and everyone is invited to eat, even if they don’t have any laundry to do. Frequently there are free items given away at the laundromat. This is a good opportunity for people to get their unneeded items directly into the hands of people who can use them.
Without their own washer and dryer, an average family of 5 will spend over $50 a month on laundry. One reason people love this ministry is because it gives them the opportunity to wash bedding. Some people have access to washing machines, but not necessarily the big ones that you can wash comforters and blankets in. To run one of those large machines costs around $10 in most laundromats. People living in poverty do not have an extra $10 laying around to wash their blankets.
Sign up here: https://churchonthestreetsf.org/volunteer
