ABOUT LAUNDRY LOVE SOUTH FLORIDA
Laundry Love South Florida began serving the community in October 2019 and is open and welcoming to all who are in need. It is a human care initiative that helps to wash the clothing and bedding of the individual or family in need, regardless of their background. Laundry Love South Florida serves the Hollywood, Pompano Beach, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida communities.
The program provides independence and a sense of dignity to community members who need a hand with basic necessities.
In 2019, All Saints Episcopal Church launched the first Laundry Love South Florida ministry at The Laundry Spot Hollywood. This year, the program expanded to The Sock Monster in Pompano Beach as a ministry of St. Mary Magdalene and St. Martin Episcopal Church and The Laundromax in Fort Lauderdale as a ministry of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.
Since the program launched in 2019, our 200+ volunteers have helped over 1,500 guests wash and dry nearly 7,500 loads of laundry.
LOCATIONS (Click address for map):
As a ministry of All Saints Episcopal Church:
The Laundry Spot Hollywood, 1410 N. Federal Highway, Hollywood 33020
The Laundry Love program will hold the free monthly events at this location on the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 3:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Next scheduled date: October 8, 2024
As a ministry of St. Mary Magdalene and St. Martin Episcopal Church:
The Sock Monster Laundromart, 45 S. Pompano Parkway, Pompano Beach, FL 33069
The Laundry Love program will hold the free monthly events at this location on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Next scheduled date: September 18, 2024
As a Ministry of St Marks Episcopal Church:
The Laundromax, 1005 W Broward Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
The Laundry Love program will hold the free monthly events at this location on the 4th Wednesday of each month from 4 p.m. -7 p.m.
Next scheduled date: September 25, 2024
DONATE/GET INVOLVED
Want to help? You can get involved by volunteering your time at one of the monthly events or by donating supplies such as bottled or powdered detergents, fabric softener, laundry bags and baskets, trash bags, disposable gloves, bottled water, and coloring books and crayons.
Please contact Rich Markiewicz at laundrylove@allsaintsfl.org
GRANTS AVAILABLE
Laundry Love South Florida is excited to announce its new grant program, which will help other local churches and non-profits launch new Laundry Love South Florida locations. This community service program assists homeless and low-income individuals in Southeast Florida with washing their clothes and bedding for free.
Laundry Love South Florida will award three $1,000 grants to local nonprofits and churches within the Diocese of Southeast Florida that commit to starting their own Laundry Love locations in 2023 or 2024.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION
Learn how the national organization started here: https://laundrylove.org
NEWS ON LAUNDRY LOVE SOUTH FLORIDA
Riverside Times: Church folds in love with every load of laundry.
Trailblazer: Church folds in love with every load of laundry.
Sawgrass Sun: Church folds in love with every load of laundry.
CONTACT
If you would like to donate, sponsor, get involved as a volunteer, or apply for a grant, please contact Rich Markiewicz at richardjmarkiewicz@gmail.com.