Once a week, a Manchester laundromat provides members of the unhoused community with what its owner calls a basic human right: adequate, clean clothing.
Maurice Boowa and Jim Chase chat while doing their laundry at Wash Street in Manchester where, twice a week, unhoused people have the opportunity to clean their clothes.
The owner, Kristyn Van Ostern, keeps her business doors open after hours for unhoused people who have no place to wash their clothes or can’t afford it. Anna is living in her car with her son. She says it is getting difficult for her to park during the night as the police move her constantly. As she pulls clothes out of the drying machine, warm and smelling nice, she says this makes her feel “heavenly.”
Chambers and his wife Tammy, as well as his dog and two cats, lost their home during the pandemic. In July, Tammy began staying at a women's shelter in the city while Chambers slept under a bridge. Separated from each other, he says the distance has put a strain between them, but they “keep it fresh,” loving each other unconditionally.Van Ostern says the laundromat is providing members of Manchester's unhoused community with a basic human right: adequate, clean clothing.
While the washing and drying machines run at full speed, Dam Wright, an advocate who does outreach to Manchester’s unhoused community, makes sure everyone has what they need, from coins to free detergent. He says around 70 unhoused people use the laundromat twice a week.
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