FREE LAUNDRY ACCESS

Free Laundry Access charity provides individuals and families who are experiencing financial challenges living in Canada with access to clean laundry in self-service laundromats. Our charity’s origins began during the pandemic when Nancy Seto, owner of Yummi Café Laundromat, witnessed the financial struggles her customers were experiencing, and their need to have access to clean laundry services. As our world returns to normal, post-pandemic, the need for Free Laundry Access is greater than ever. There are still great social and economic disparities, especially now with significant government budget cuts, reduction in social services, and the soaring cost of living such as food, housing, and medication.

Free Laundry Access helps those who are experiencing financial challenges¹ by covering the full cost of laundering in a self-service laundromat with the:

● Cost of wash
● Cost of dry
● Laundry detergent
● Dryer sheets

We partner with laundromats in major cities across Canada to deliver the service on site and in person. To spread the word about this much needed program we work with grass-roots community groups, governments, and charitable organizations.

Our staff will be on-site at each event to ensure the program runs smoothly and to provide support to those in need with the use of the machines and having their clothes cleaned properly. Your donation will help continue this program, allow us to expand our program offering, and continue to make a positive impact on the lives of individuals and families in communities across Canada.

^{Canadian Government defines the threshold for a single-adult household with low-income is $27,514 or $51,128 for a family of 4 (Statistics Canada determines the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) threshold by family size, per the Census Family definition. The Low Income Cut-Off thresholds were last updated June 30, 2023. Statistics Canada determines the Low Income Cut-Off (LICO) threshold by family size, per the Census Family definition). The Low Income Cut-Off thresholds were last updated June 30, 2023.}