25,000 showers and counting: Local nonprofit provides mobile showers to those in need

“On the second Sunday of each month, community organizations transform the alley behind the San Luis Obispo Library into a hygiene station, hair salon and health clinic, courtesy of the local nonprofit, Shower the People,” begins an article in the Mustang News of 6 March 2025. “Since its founding in 2017, Shower the People has provided over 25,000 showers across San Luis Obispo through their portable trailer, equipped with three private bathrooms.”