Divine Dignity Inc

DIVINE DIGNITY IS A NONPROFIT TOUCHING LIVES BY OFFERING DIGNITY AND HOPE THROUGH DISTRIBUTING FREE HYGIENE PRODUCTS AND SHARING GOD'S LOVE. HYGIENE IS OFTEN A LARGELY UNMET NEED IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES. MANY ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDE FOOD, SHELTER, AND CLOTHING TO THOSE IN NEED, BUT HYGIENE IS NOT ONE OF THE RECOGNIZED NEEDS. WE DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN 2,100 BAGS OF HYGIENE PRODUCTS WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF 40 EACH TO LOW-INCOME PEOPLE AND FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE COLUMBUS AREA. EACH MONTH, WE PARTNER WITH FIVE HYGIENE CENTERS AND THIRTEEN HYGIENE CLOSETS LOCATED IN SECURE CITY COMMUNITY CENTERS, FREE MEDICAL CLINICS, RECOVERY PROGRAMS AND CHURCHES TO DISTRIBUTE ESSENTIAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS, INCLUDING FLIERS ABOUT DIVINE DIGNITY AND OUR MESSAGE OF SHARING GOD'S LOVE. THIS EFFORT IS SUPPORTED BY APPROXIMATELY 5,300 HOURS DONATED BY OUR 75 VOLUNTEERS, STAFF AND DIRECTORS. OUR PRODUCTS COME THROUGH IN-KIND AND MONETARY DONATIONS MADE BY OUR SUPPORTERS. WE HAVE A HYGIENE COLLECTION PROGRAM THAT PLACES SIGNS AND BINS IN LOCAL AREA CHURCHES, BUSINESSES, AND SALONS TO COLLECT DONATIONS. WE ALSO CREATED OUR DIGNITEENS PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCAL TEENS FROM CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP LOW- INCOME TEENS WITH PERSONAL CARE HYGIENE ITEMS. OUR LATEST INITIATIVE IS DIGNITY4KIDS, PARTNERING WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS TO PROVIDE HYGIENE ITEMS TO ELEMENTARY STUDENTS IN LOW- INCOME COMMUNITIES. WE DONATE SHAMPOO, BODY WASH AND SOAP, TOOTHBRUSHES AND TOOTHPASTE, AND DEODORANT.