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Personal Care Café in Pictures

For some time now Encompass Homeless Ministry has been hosting at “Personal Care Cafié” at Martha’s Kitchen and on Lincoln Avenue under the 280 overpass, next to Ranch Town Recycling. The Personal Care Café is not a station where pre-filled bags are passed out, but rather a display of products from which people can pick and choose.

Here are a few photos we hope will convey the spirit of this minstry.

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Almost anything that your use in your personal care regime is used by those in need, everything from family size to hotel size. There is one product ingredient that is better left out and that is alcohol. So, mouthwash and aftershave are not needed. People are choosing them not for the intended use but rather for the alcohol content. These products can be dropped off at Hope Lutheran at 2383 Pacific Drive Santa Clara, CA, Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM.

We can also use products for the mobile shower and laundry trailer that can be seen at various locations such as the GSA office and Martha’s Kitchen. The mobile shower unit can always use personal care kits to pass out to patrons in need at their other locations. These kits are very basic as space to store the kits is limited. The shower kit consists of a small bar of soap as well as a small bottle each of shampoo, conditioner and lotion. The tooth care kit should contain a travel tooth brush, small toothpaste and floss. There is an additional need for feminine care kits consisting of wipes, tampons and pads. Kits may be dropped off at Hope Lutheran Church, located at 2383 Pacific Dr., Santa Clara, CA, Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM.

The staff of Dignity on Wheels, the shower trailer ministry, has requested 75 shower kits, 25 tooth care kits and 10 feminine care kits per week. These kits will be collected at Hope Lutheran Church, located at 2383 Pacific Dr., Santa Clara, CA, Monday through Friday between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM.

Encompass hosts a Personal Care Café every Wednesday at Martha’s Kitchen, from about 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. Feel free to stop by and see what going on. Dinner at Martha’s is between 4 and 5 and is open to all. Eating at Martha’s is a great way to gain an understanding of what life is for people who live under extreme economic uncertainty.



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