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URBAN REST STOP STATISTICS

As of February 2008, the Urban Rest Stop has provided:

421,931 showers
162,460 loads of laundry
674,853 restroom visits

to 23,895 unduplicated patrons




OUR WISH LIST

Your financial donations help us to purchase the needed health and hygene supplies that our clients use every day of the year.

Each year, URS patrons consume:

  • 10,000 toothbrushes, which cost 8 cents each, for a total of $800.
  • 200 gallons of body soap, for a total of $3114.50.
  • 365 boxes of Laundry Sopa. Boxes of soap cost $14.43 each, for a total of $5,266.95 per year;
  • 4992 rolls of toilet paper, for a total of $2888.08.
  • 360 boxes of facial tissue, for a total of $291.72.

We rent 12 washers and 9 dryers, which costs $1000 each month or $12,000 over the course of a year. Running those machines costs another $20,000 annually in electricity and water costs.

Every dollar that you contribute helps us to provide these goods for our region's neediest citizens. In addition, the Urban Rest Stop is always in need of:

  • Books, magazines and comic books
  • Socks
  • Hygiene supplies such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, shaving cream, wash cloths
  • Gloves, coats, ponchos and warm hats.