Case studies

Meet David*. Through no fault of his own, he found himself pulled into hygiene poverty. He used to have a steady job and reliable income, and […]

The Hygiene Bank (THB) Blackpool is run by Sarah Smith and Heather Martin, part of the executive team at Christ the King Academy. Sarah and Heather […]

Last updated on November 12th, 2025 at 02:12 pmTHB Guildford is now six years old, making it one of The Hygiene Bank’s longest-running projects. There are […]

The Oxfordshire Foster Care Association (OFCA) approached The Hygiene Bank (THB) at the end of 2023, to see whether they could benefit from THB’s support. As […]

Lakeside Primary School, in Tamworth, Staffordshire, has many pupils from families in financial hardship. This is for a variety of reasons – lack of employment, poor […]

Last updated on November 17th, 2025 at 12:21 pmProviding intensive support to families across Doncaster, Vicky Kenny is Senior Family Support Worker for The Parenting and […]

The Hygiene Bank (THB) Medway is one of our longest-running projects, launched officially in November 2019. They currently have 45 Community Partners, one of which is […]

Last updated on July 1st, 2025 at 01:50 pm“This is no time to be discreet about hygiene poverty”, says Serena van der Meulen, Project Coordinator at […]

Project Co-ordinator Amy shares the story of how she recruited a team of volunteers, built a network of community partners and donation points and is always […]

Last updated on February 26th, 2025 at 09:19 am    Sarah Hunter, The Helpful Hygienist, recently approached us as she wanted to donate 1,000 toothbrushes to […]

Last updated on March 11th, 2025 at 02:14 pm The Hygiene Bank Cardiff are incredibly grateful to blue self storage for their support of the project. […]

Last updated on March 11th, 2025 at 02:15 pmThe foodbank that we’re writing about have given us permission to share their story, which we’re very grateful […]