URBAN REST STOP STATISTICS
As of January 1 2010, the Urban Rest Stop has provided:
517,669 showers
210,512 loads of laundry
889,001 restroom visits
to 28,267 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 soap. 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 9 washers and 14 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: