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The Red Cart Project Alexander County Schools initiative is making a meaningful impact by providing free menstrual products, reducing stress for students, and supporting attendance and dignity throughout the school district.

This year, 34 juniors from Iredell-Statesville Schools showed what it means to support their community in a meaningful way. Through a hands-on volunteer effort, these students packed hygiene kits for their peers experiencing housing insecurity. Together, they packed more than 10,000 hygiene products, assembling 410 full-sized hygiene kits filled with essentials like body wipes, deodorant, soap, lotion, and one of the most requested items—body spray. These are not just product

Shop our Amazon Wishlist to donate hygiene products directly to families in need. Every item makes a difference.

For students experiencing homelessness, lack of access to basic hygiene can quietly undermine attendance, confidence, and learning. Here’s why it matters.

Access to basic hygiene and oral care is a proven public health solution. Research shows soap, toothpaste, and shampoo reduce illness, support education, and advance health equity.

Kind in the Vines 2025 welcomed 120 attendees and raised $45,847 to support hygiene access with dignity across Iredell County and beyond.

Data shows that hygiene access reduces stress, improves health, and helps families afford essentials like food, housing, and transportation.

The Red Cart Project supports students by reducing period poverty in schools through accessible, stigma-free hygiene resources.

A data-driven look at the Kindness Closet’s 2025 community hygiene impact across North Carolina, including school programs, kits, and disaster relief.