2023 Was Our Biggest Year Yet

The numbers are in for 2023: people took 6,229 showers with us last year, and we gave away 4,939 t-shirts, 4,513 pairs of underwear, and 5,304 pairs of socks. 335 shower guests visited us for the first time in 2023.

Since our founding, we have provided more than 20,000 showers! Read our press release about the 20,000th shower.

Showers on Parade

Shower the People participated in this year’s downtown SLO holiday parade. “It was so much fun!! Christmas magic was in the air 🎄” said one of our jolly volunteers.

Veterans Stand Down

Shower the People brought our shower trailer to the annual Veterans Stand Down, held on Saturday, October 28, 2023 at Santa Maria Fairpark in Santa Maria. We’ve offered showers at every Stand Down since 2017.

A Big July

Shower the People gave 611 showers in July, which brings our total for the year to 3,396, and to 17,973 since we began operations. This year so far we’ve given out 2,934 pairs of socks, 2,719 t-shirts, and 2,547 pairs of underwear.

Volunteer BBQ

We held a volunteer BBQ on August 5th. As usual, the food was so delicious and filling and the company, as always, interesting & fun. It was a great time for everyone to meet and get to know each other and their spouses and friends. A huge thank you to Diane Babcock for helping organize and plan the party and then to do all of the grilling—all with a big smile!

Pop-Up Medical Clinic

Shower the People hosted the VituityCares Foundatoin pop-up medical clinic at the SLO Library on May 21st. Come back the third Sunday of every month for free medical consultation, diagnosis, and treatment.

 SLO Medical Pop-Up Clinics. Free medical services for the underserved and unsheltered, including: medical screenings, vital signs and blood pressure readings, physical exams, blood sugar checks, wound care, medical advice and treatment, basic prescriptions, limited over-the-counter medications. 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. on the third Sunday of every month alongside Shower the People at 995 Palm Street. No documentation or proof of financial eligibility required. Staffed by friendly doctors, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, R.N.s, and non-clinical volunteers who are committed to improving healthcare access for all people. VituityCares Foundation

Haircuts!

One of our new volunteers, Dustin Weiss, is a hair-care professional and has begun offering barbering services to guests at our showers, with his self-designed WashMeGo mobile barbering station.