WHO WE ARE
Due to the growing rate of homelessness in North Texas and lack of emergency shelters, Streetside Showers is working very hard to meet the need for hot showers and hygiene care. Streetside Showers is a mobile-shower service based in McKinney, TX which provides hot showers, clean undergarments, and hygiene kits to individuals experiencing homelessness in North Texas. We are dedicated to meeting basic human needs, restoring human dignity, and improving the quality of life for our unhoused neighbors. We are the only dependable free shower provider in this region.
Besides providing hot showers, we also help the homeless by handing out: deodorant, lotion, hand sanitizer, feminine products, and other hygiene care items. Our shower service is personal since we take the time to develop a relationship with each one of our guests. After each guest takes a shower, we supply them with socks, underwear, and a hygiene kit so they have all the essentials they might need while we serve other communities. In 2020, we launched Streetside Closet, a 17ft converted U-Haul, so we can provide clothes at some of our shower sites. This past year, we also started Streetside Table, a fully equipped canteen truck, to help provide hot meals for our guests.
HISTORY
Streetside Showers began as a simple desire to help our homeless neighbors. After watching a homeless man struggle to get clean in a public restroom, McKinney resident Lance Olinski, founder of Streetside Showers, realized just how important something as basic as a shower can be to a person living on the streets. From that point on, we purchased our first shower trailer and took to the streets to help the homeless in Collin County and across North Texas.
NUMBERS
Since our founding in 2017, we have provided over 30,000 showers and expanded into 8 North Texas cities and 3 Florida cities. Our 9 weekly North Texas stops are in: Carrollton, Dallas, Denison, Garland, Greenville, Irving, McKinney and Plano. In Florida, we service Cocoa, Kissimmee and Titusville. Streetside Showers operates like a bus stop, offering shower service at the same time and place every week so our guests can depend on us. We service approximately 220 people each week.
FUTURE
Our desire is to expand and help provide access to hot showers and hygiene care in new communities. Another way we want to grow is by servicing our current cities twice a week. Lastly, we want to develop new resources and help spread hope and dignity in different ways (eg: Streetside Closet & Streetside Table).
To offer hope and help restore human dignity to the homeless community in the form of a hot shower and personal hygiene care.
In addition to monetary support, we need volunteers and supplies.
To learn about different volunteer opportunities, visit our website (www.streetsideshowers.com/volunteer), scroll down to the "Get Involved" tab or email volunteer@streetsideshowers.com
Our current supply needs are:
-Deodorant
-Travel size foot powder (1oz)
-Washcloths
-Nail Clippers
-Razors
-Baby Wipes
-Men's clothing (t-shirts, pants, shorts, shoes, belts, etc...)
Donations can be dropped off at our office any weekday between 9-5pm or at any shower location. Streetside offices out of Gant Insurance Agency 2411 Virginia Pkwy Ste 5, McKinney, TX. Here is the link to our shower locations: https://streetsideshowers.com/shower-locations
Thank you for your support of our mission!
View our current participation opportunities.
In-Person Volunteering
Shower Valet in McKinney
Hope Fellowship McKinney Campus
Ongoing opportunity
In-Person Volunteering
Shower Valet in Plano
Assistance Center of Collin County
Ongoing opportunity
In-Person Volunteering
Shower Valet in Garland
Good Samaritans of Garland
Ongoing opportunity
In-Person Volunteering
Shower Valet in Irving
Crisis Ministries
Ongoing opportunity
In-Person Volunteering
Towel Laundering
Streetside Office (inside Gant Insurance Agency)
Ongoing opportunity
In-Person Volunteering
Shower Valet in Dallas
The Stewpot/First Presbyterian Church
Ongoing opportunity
In-Person Volunteering
Shower Valet in Greenville
Authentic Life Fellowship Church
Ongoing opportunity
In-Person Volunteering
Shower Valet in Carrollton
North Dallas Family Church
Ongoing opportunity
In-Person Volunteering
Packaging Hygiene Kits, Socks, Underwear or Food Packs
This is an "at-home" volunteer opportunity
Ongoing opportunity
Organization name
Streetside Showers
Causes
Housing, Shelter & Homelessness, Hunger, Food Access & Nutrition, Social Services
Operating Budget
$500,000 - $999,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Grayson, Hunt
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Other
Address
P.O. Box 2623