Cost Of Living Emergency Fund has provided £5,000 of match funding
smol's Suds in Schools
United Kingdom
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Aim
Suds in Schools gives families experiencing hygiene poverty free, discreet access to laundry facilities in schools across the UK.
We’re already helping over 150 schools. Many more are waiting.
Help us reach the next one.
Our work is far from finished. We have a growing waiting list of schools that still need our help.
See what your donations can do.
Whatever you can give helps us get closer to saying yes to another school on our waiting list.
- £6 = 24 laundry loads of clean clothes.
- £24 = supply a school with 3 months of detergent.
- £96 = supply a school for an entire year with detergent.
- £300 = A brand new washing machine installed in a school.
What is Suds in Schools?
We started Suds in Schools in 2021 with a simple idea: if a family is struggling to keep their children in clean uniforms, help should be free, super easy to access, and discreet.
We install washing machines in UK schools and provide smol laundry capsules for as long as they’re needed, giving children and families free access to clean clothes. No questions asked and no stigma.
How does it work?
Parents can discreetly bring washing into school, children can drop clothes off in laundry bags, or staff can quietly arrange a wash when they know a pupil needs support.
And our support doesn’t stop with the washing machine. We provide ongoing laundry capsules, advice and practical resources to help school staff support children and families sensitively, and without stigma.
152 schools. And counting.
From Blackpool to Belfast, and down to Brighton, Suds in Schools sites are quietly helping children and families access clean clothes each week.
Each pin is a school with a washing machine, ongoing laundry capsules and a subtle way to offer practical help when it’s needed.
“It has allowed us to discreetly support families who struggle with access to clean clothing, ensuring pupils can come to school feeling comfortable, confident, and ready to learn.”- UK school teacher
Why hygiene poverty matters
Hygiene poverty means not being able to afford or access everyday essentials such as laundry detergent, soap or deodorant.
For a child, that can mean coming to school without clean clothes… or not coming to school at all.
Around 1 in 5 schoolchildren are now affected by hygiene poverty, with almost a third of teachers seeing it every day in their classrooms.
When a child doesn't have clean clothes, the impact is deep and wide:
And teachers? They’re having to step in. 90% of UK schools are now offering some kind of hygiene support, even though it’s not their job.
Want to understand more about hygiene poverty? Read our guide.
More schools are waiting.
Right now, we have more schools asking for Suds in Schools support than we have the funds to help.
- 84% of teachers say children in hygiene poverty are more likely to miss school.
- 91% believe the effects can last into adulthood.
There are so many more schools waiting for help. And any support you can give means we can say yes.
Help us reach the next school.
Donate. Whatever you can give will help fund more Suds in Schools sites and keep existing schools supplied with laundry capsules.
Nominate a school. Know a school that could benefit from Suds in Schools? Tell us about them.
Share Suds in Schools. Help more people understand hygiene poverty and help us reach more children who need support.
- £6 = 24 laundry loads of clean clothes.
- £24 = supply a school with 3 months of detergent.
- £96 = supply a school for an entire year with detergent.
- £300 = A brand new washing machine installed in a school.
Please help us create more Suds in Schools sites.
Donate today and help children escape the hygiene poverty trap.
Funding method
Keep what you raise – this project will receive all pledges made by 30th September 2028 at 12:00pm