Lang Cassidy could’ve just organized a standard clothing drive at a local school. But that’s not really this devoted advocate’s style.

For 72 hours, Cassidy is leaving the comforts of home behind and is living in a dumpster in Pasadena, Texas, while he collects clothes and coats for the homeless, KHOU reported. It’s his way of allowing donors to truly see the insufferable hardships people living on the streets face.

“When they see someone who is in the dumpster, you know, they realize there are people out there who are like this and just willing to give the jacket or shirt off their back… it’s awesome,” the 50-year-old told the news outlet. “That’s what it’s all about.”