Purchase of one of our Calzy Care Kits £12 will allow us to donate one to a homeless person male or female who would like to have a little dignity. You can also have a kit sent to you to pass on to a homeless person you may see on your travels.
An extra £4.99 would help us with postage.
You can donate any amount you wish on our donation page here:
Or if you fancy one of our Calzy Vision tees, hoodies and beanies, 30% of profits of your purchase enables us to donate a kit to provide just that little bit of self-esteem, pride and a fresh start to the day to those on the streets of our cities and towns across the UK, the vision Cal felt very strongly about!
Our #CalzyCareKits came from of talking with our friends on the streets of London as we handed out hot food on our Wednesday evening homeless outreach alongside @PintGiving charity. Clear that, along with a hot meal they wanted and needed an element of self respect. Things like toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant and fresh wipes, new underwear and socks were requested. This led us to developing our #CalzyCareKits - for women and men.
Men asked for spray deodorants while women preferred roll-on, soft bristle toothbrushes and small tubes of toothpaste, mouth wash for those with few or no teeth and small sachets of shampoo. We have partnered with a wonderful company called 'Fresh Wipes' who regularly donate boxes of their plastic-free, unscented body wipes. We add extras depending on the season - lip balm for cold winter months and small tubes of sunscreen for summer.
Many of the ladies on the street also like Panty Liners, nail files, nail clippers and hand cream. All these essentials come in a lightweight waterproof bag to help them keep everything together and to prevent leakage onto clothing or sleeping bags.
We keep money donations for oyster cards for those needing to get to work, meetings or move around, tents and sleeping bags and vouchers for hot drinks from well known high street cafes so they can buy their own hot drinks when it suits them.
We've handed out nearly 300 #CalzyCareKits - including to Brighton Clock Tower Sanctuary Charity for young people 18 - 25 and an Enfield Homeless Charity 'All People All Places' and now we have re-located to Bristol will be building partnerships around the city.
We may not be giving them a home but we hope to give them a moment of normality, self respect and dignity!
Cal will be smiling :)