SOAP FOR HOPE AND LITERACY
Restoring Dignity. Empowering Minds.
Transform Lives with Soap and Literacy
At Soap For Hope and Literacy, we believe in uplifting communities through handmade soap, educational resources, and hygiene support. Together, we can create a brighter future for our children.
Our Mission
My name is Ronnette Curls , I have been a teacher for over 30 years. “As an educator, I have witnessed firsthand the disparities among students and families when it comes to accessing basic hygiene necessities. I’ve also seen how these challenges are often compounded by low literacy levels, creating barriers to health, learning, and overall well-being.
We are a nonprofit organization based in Los Angeles, dedicated to restoring dignity and empowering minds through hygiene and literacy. Our mission is simple but powerful: to provide hygiene care kits and literacy tools to people in need—because everyone deserves to feel clean, confident, and capable of learning.
Every care kit we deliver includes handmade soap bars, essential hygiene items, and engaging literacy materials for both children and adults. Our soap bars for kids even include small surprise toys to make handwashing fun and frequent!
- We proudly serve: Homeless individuals and families across Los Angeles
- Children and families in underserved schools
- Community shelters, churches, and Skid Row outreach programs
- Whether it’s a bar of soap, a coloring book, or a toothbrush—your support helps us give more than supplies. You help us give hope
Lack of consistent access to soap, water, toothbrushes, and sanitation drives serious health risks—creating an urgent need for hygiene support among unhoused and low-income residents.
Low early literacy rates mean many children fall behind by third grade, directly impacting their lifelong academic success—especially in communities you serve, such as Skid Row, shelters, and low-income schools.
1 John 3:17 ESV
But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?

500+
Our Goal is to offer
Support for Children
2000+
To be able to donate
Batches of Soap to Distributed
1500+
Publish and Distribute
Literacy Workbooks

Handmade Soap Bars
Our lovingly crafted soap bars not only provide cleanliness but also foster creativity and sustainability.
Literacy Workbooks for Kids
We provide engaging workbooks that inspire a love for learning in children, paving the way for a brighter future.
o nurture literacy, each kit includes:
A custom literacy workbook and germ-themed activity/coloring books,
Plus access to our YouTube channel, Soap for Hope and Literacy, which offers free, engaging literacy lessons.
We proudly donate these kits to:
Schools, especially in low-income areas,
Churches and homeless shelters,
And directly to those experiencing homelessness in areas like Skid Row.
We believe that clean hands and confident readers are the foundation of hope, and that every child and adult deserves the dignity of good hygiene and the power of literacy.


Hygiene Packet Donations
Your donations of hygiene packets are vital in making a positive impact on the lives of families in need.
To address these urgent needs, we assemble and donate care kits that include:
A homemade bar of soap (with a surprise toy inside for kids to encourage handwashing),
A toothbrush, toothpaste, washcloth, deodorant or feminine hygiene pads, hand sanitizer, bottled water, and a manicure set.