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Transforming Lives Through Mobile Hygiene: The Impact of Lava Mae
In the heart of San Francisco, a city only seven by seven miles, an often-overlooked crisis persists: the lack of accessible public restrooms and showers for the homeless population. With an estimated 8,000 to 12,000 people living on the streets—numbers that challenge the imagination—basic hygiene becomes a daily struggle. Public facilities are scarce, and homelessness can be compounded by the inability to maintain personal cleanliness, affecting dignity, health, and opportunities for reintegration into society.