These Guys Just DIY'd a Way to Do Laundry for the Homeless

Lucas Patchett (second from left) and Nic Marchesi (second from right) pose with their mobile laundry van and some volunteers. (Photo: Instagram/Orange Sky Laundry)

When it comes to helping the homeless, providing food and shelter usually takes precedence. After all, that’s what those living on the street need most, right? But there are lots of other basics that the homeless are without. While the rest of us get to put on clean clothes every morning, for example, those who are homeless – and don’t usually have access to laundry facilities – can’t.


Patchett during the beginning phase of building out the pilot van. (Photo: Facebook/Orange Sky Laundry)

Enter Lucas Patchett and Nicholas Marchesi, who are looking to change that for the homeless population in Brisbane, Australia. In July, the friends launched Orange Sky Laundry, Australia’s first mobile laundry service focused on providing homeless people with access to free washing and drying facilities. And they’re not using the term “mobile” loosely. The guys rigged up a van to hold two washers and dryers that can handle more than 44 pounds of laundry at a time – usually the clothing (and blankets and bedding if they have any) of about 10 people – via a process that takes about an hour.


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