As Founding Partner of Simply the Basics’ Hygiene Bank Association™the method aims to “burst the bubble” on hygiene concerns
San Francisco, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Method, a leading personal care and cleaning brand, has partnered with Simply the Basics’ Hygiene Bank Association™ to close the hygiene access gap and help manufacture hygiene essentials such as shampoos, soaps and detergents. announced a year-long founding partnership. Making deodorants more accessible to everyone. An estimated 50 million* Americans are currently affected by hygiene concerns, and there are no existing public programs to support hygiene products**.
Through this partnership, Method has combined Simply the Basics, the first hygiene bank of its kind with an international reach, with its mission to provide quality hygiene product options to those in need and the extension they have developed. We are proud to help with possible programs and tools. Promote far-reaching and long-lasting impact. Simply the Basics is a leader in demonstrating the vital role hygiene plays in physical and mental health and helping people reach their full potential. 92%*** of those who received Simply the Basics essential hygiene products reported improved wellness and dignity.
Introducing Simply the Basics Hygiene Bank Association™
Simply the Basics introduces Method as an exclusive founding partner to launch the Hygiene Bank Association™ (HBA), the world’s first system to interconnect existing hygiene service providers and establish quality control standards for hygiene distribution Did. Local food banks, libraries, non-profits, and other organizations that qualify to provide hygiene services can become members of the HBA and gain access to tools and resources, such as training on hygiene inequalities, and goals. Get the connections you need to drive and improve. Stay operational and have a long-lasting impact on public health.
“Simply the Basics has been working since 2016 to make health care equitable and accessible to everyone, regardless of income or housing. We believe that we have the right to meet all human needs and that hygiene is an essential need for health and wellness.” Megan Freebeck, CEO and founder of Simply the Basics. “We are proud and excited to have Method’s support in launching the Sanitary Bank Association, which will establish the nation’s first quality control standards for sanitary distribution. We look forward to the progress and opportunities for enhanced hygiene management.” Additional hygiene services will be provided worldwide through the Sanitary Banking Association. “
Bursting bubble on sanitation concerns
With a history of changing the way the world thinks about cleaning and a commitment to quality products, Method is making hygiene products more accessible to all and enabling everyone to participate in the solution. Excited to help. Methods and Simply the Basics encourage consumers to visit and participate in the newly launched Simply the Basics. sanitary locator™ tool helps users find nearby sanitary banks to volunteer or donate. The tool also helps people find hygiene necessities more efficiently and consistently, such as specific locations with showers and access to hygiene products. It also offers a variety of features to filter and search by hygiene product type and most needed items, location and zip code, booking and drop-in requirements, available languages, and more.
To further raise awareness of this unspoken problem, Method has teamed up with Simply The Basic to work closely with people who have experienced hygiene concerns and this community featured on Method’s website. We shared real human stories from our nonprofit partners. In addition, Method has developed an interactive educational game that challenges users to “bust the bubble” of their knowledge of hygiene concerns. Users are rewarded for learning promo codes that can be used on methodproducts.com.
By providing quarterly product support to the Simply the Basics grant program that supports members of the newly established and growing Sanitary Banks Association, Method will provide high-quality personal hygiene products for all your hygiene and cleaning needs. and leverages an extensive portfolio of home care products. Simply the Basics’ HBA will focus primarily on areas with limited access to sanitation and other social services, and will provide assistance to early-stage sanitation banks with limited resources across the country. grants subsidies to eligible sanitary banks in
In addition to supporting Simply the Basics’ HBA, Method has also established a long-term partnership with UK-based organization The Hygiene Bank as its first Official Gold Tier Partner. The Method works with these organizations committed to their mission to end hygiene anxiety, advocating for well-being and inclusion globally.
For more information, visit methodproducts.com.
*Source: United Way
**Source: Century Foundation
***Source: Simply the Basics Annual Impact Report 2022
About the method:
Method (methodproducts.com) is a pioneer in design-driven home, fabric and personal care products. Since its inception, The Method has been an active advocate for diversity and sustainability, applying design and creativity as powerful tools for change. Method recently launched Method for Change. This is a campaign that invites each person on a mission to build a better, more fulfilling world by bridging intent and impact and putting change within reach for everyone.
Just about the basics:
Simply basic (www.simplythebasics.org) is the first international sanitation bank based in the world. usa. Simply the Basics’ mission is to serve the most basic needs with dignity so that people, communities and nonprofits can focus on their larger goals. Simply the Basics’ impact goal is to make hygiene more equitable and accessible to everyone, regardless of income or housing status, to improve physical health and wellness. This organization improves public health and helps people achieve greater goals by ensuring that basic needs are met. Simply the Basics will establish the Hygiene Bank Association in 2023, a collective body of qualified Hygiene Bank members with the common goal of promoting health and wellness through equitable access to basic needs.
About Simply the Basic Hygiene Bank Association™:
Simply the Basics Hygiene Bank Association™ is the world’s first to establish quality control standards for sanitary bank distribution services, interconnect existing sanitary banks, and provide the tools necessary to equitably improve public health through hygiene. system. access.
Simply the Basics Hygiene Bank Association™ is a membership platform for empowering programs of targeted hygiene services, improving operations and increasing health and wellness impact. Non-profit organizations that collect and distribute hygiene products and basic needs to the community as a core component of their service are eligible for membership.
HBA’s goal is to create long-term, coherent solutions to close the hygiene inequality gap through:
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equitable distribution: Making quality basic and essential sanitation needs that directly improve health and wellness more readily accessible and equitable for historically neglected communities.
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quality management: Setting Quality Control Standards for Sanitary Distribution Programs.
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Sharing best practices: Providing Health Bank members with the tools, resources and connections they need to increase their impact, improve their operations and impact long-term public health.
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raise awareness: Educate communities about sanitary inequalities and reduce stigma.
About Hygiene Bank:
Founded in 2018, Sanitation Bank is a leading international charity and social movement to tackle sanitary poverty in the UK. Our network of community-based local projects is powered by volunteers who collect donated hygiene products and distribute them to those in need through local community partners such as food banks and schools. The Hygiene Bank challenges the injustice of sanitation poverty with the belief that everyone has the right to feel clean and that everyone has access to the basics they need to stay clean and healthy. We raise awareness and advocate for the future.
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