Portable sinks are being installed across the United States as a means of helping homeless people wash their hands amidst the novel coronavirus outbreaks.
Over the course of the last two months, Love Beyond Wallsāa Georgia-based nonprofit dedicated to helping the homelessāhas been setting up dozens of hand-washing stations in areas popularly visited by rough sleepers.
Terence Lester, the founder who had been homeless himself as a teenager, told Katie Couric on her new YouTube show, The Bright Side, that he started the āLove Sinks Inā campaign with the hopes of supporting neglected people living in poverty during the pandemic.
āPeople would say things like āIām fearing Iāll contract the coronavirus because I have nowhere to wash my handsā,ā said Lester.
Thankfully, the group has been able to scale up their operations thanks to their support from Grammy award-winning hip hop artist Lecrae, who is also a friend of Lesterās.
Since Lecrae joined forced with the organization in March, several dozen sinks have been installed across the city of Atlantaāall of which are sanitized three times every day.
Love Beyond Walls has also teamed up with other homeless charities to install sinks in cities like Birmingham, Austin, Columbus, San Bernardino, New Orleans, Baltimore, and New York City.
Couric surprised Lester during their interview, by making a $10,000 donation that will pay for the installation of 50 more portable sinks.
