ABOUT US
At SOYMILK & HOPE, we are committed to hygiene health among children & their families in Wake, Durham, and Johnston counties (NC). We believe that proper hygiene is the pathway to improving physical health, self-confidence, mental wellbeing, social interactions, and academic success. Our mission is to address hygiene insecurity by providing free hygiene items, one care package at a time! By providing access to these hygiene essentials, we strive to alleviate stress, boost self-esteem, prevent sickness & disease, and encourage healthy hygiene habits in homes, dorms, classrooms, and throughout the community.Together, we are SOYMILK & HOPE: Supporting Our Young Mothers Involving Leaders with Knowledge & Helping Others Prepare for Education. Simply put, It’s who we are! If you would like to assist in our efforts as a leader with knowledge (finances, daily life skills, healthy hygiene habits, etc), please contact us!
Our Founder
SOYMILK & HOPE was founded in 2016 by Portia Ashe Hargrove. She grew up in a community where “village mothers” helped to nurture the children in the neighborhood; her mother, Gwendolyn, and grandmother, Mattie, included.A mother of 3, Portia followed in the footsteps of the village mothers, helping young women in need. As an empty nester, she found herself sending care packages to her children attending college. She discovered that many students did not have a village to support them. As a result, SOYMILK & HOPE was birthed!