The Kohler Relief Shower Trailer was established at Hollywood Adventist Church to address the growing hygiene needs of the unhoused population, which were worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. In partnership with Adventist Health, World Vision, and Kohler, the project aimed to increase access to showers for individuals and families living on the streets or in vehicles in Hollywood. This effort expanded the weekly shower capacity from 60-80 people to approximately 300.

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375% increase in shower capacity.
5-6 days per week operation.

Why we did it

The unhoused population in Hollywood faced hygiene challenges due to the closure of public facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Access to basic needs like showers was limited, posing a public health risk. The installation of the Kohler shower trailer addressed this gap, offering increased capacity to provide showers, helping to reduce the spread of illness, and supporting the community’s overall health.

Topics: Rural & Underserved

In the News

https://www.adventisthealthstory.org/story/community-hygiene-program-kohler-mobile-shower
Kohler Relief Showers for the Unhoused
Kohler Relief Showering Trailer Travels to Los Angeles
The Shower of Hope

Community Voice

"The Kohler shower trailer is a blessing to Hollywood. For a place that had a previous capacity of delivering 60 to 80 showers a week, now it ups that capacity to servicing 300 individuals a week. And what that means is if this pandemic is going to last another six months, a year or two years, this trailer itself, when we put it into operation five, six days a week, can help sustain the massive homeless population in Hollywood.”

Mel Tillekeratne

Advocate for the Unhoused in Los Angeles