Washers and Dryers Donated to Schools, and Attendance Improves
![School children at Arnoldo Cantu Sr. Elementary School in San Juan, Texas, enjoy their free breakfast, April 24, 2013.](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/md2V-UR_eA276sDrVfey8HORiBg=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/images/2013/04/25/schoolbreakfast.jpg)
After a former St. Louis principal noticed a correlation between student attendance and families’ access to clean clothes, she contacted manufacturer Whirlpool about donating a washer and dryer to her elementary school. The company, inspired by the request, surveyed schools across the country, uncovering what appeared to be a dire need for access to laundry facilities in underserved communities. (The Huffington Post)
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