Sunday, September 22, 2024

Humanity Showers, founded by Jordan Verdin, is doing a damn fine thing, helping the homeless (because in spite of billions of dollars, the state of California isn't)

In 2014, Jordan Verdin took to the streets to assist the unhoused and document their stories through portraiture and journalism. This led to an archive of over 350 portraits and oral histories of individuals experiencing homelessness in San Diego.

From these interactions, Jordan identified two critical needs among the homeless population: the need to be seen and the need to be clean. To address these needs, Jordan began sharing the stories of those he met to combat invisibility and provided hand washing stations and wet wipes to combat the lack of hygiene. This eventually evolved into establishing Humanity Showers, a 100% volunteer mobile shower project that now provides over 2,000 showers per month in San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles Counties.

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