427. Meet the Mission: Undies for Everyone - Amy Weiss

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May 24

Written By Andie Murphy

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Meet Amy. She’s the Founder and Executive Director of Undies for Everyone, the only nationwide nonprofit dedicated to providing underwear to students in need. She was even named a CNN Hero for her work🤩 With an estimated 11.6 million kids in the U.S. living without access to clean underwear, Undies for Everyone addresses an ongoing crisis plaguing American schools that very few people know about. Tune in for a conversation about transformative power of a very simple gift and how communities and orgs can come together to help🤝

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History + Overview of Undies for Everyone
The role of providing underwear in holistic community care
Why hygiene products are critical to building kids’ self-confidence + esteem
How you can get activated in their corner of the world

Today's Guest
Rabbi Amy Weiss, Founder + Executive Director, Undies for Everyone

“The underwear is about self-esteem or dignity. But in the larger picture, it’s really about them graduating, and having a better chance at success in their young adulthood.”

— Rabbi Amy Weiss, Founder + Executive Director, Undies for Everyone

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Episode Highlights

Amy’s story and journey to where she is today (3:00)
One in six kids in the U.S. are living without access to underwear (9:40)
History + Overview of Undies for Everyone (11:00)
Holistic Community Care (19:30)
Undies for Everyone’s philosophy around partnerships (23:20)
A powerful moment of philanthropy in Amy’s Life (34:45)
Amy’s One Good Thing: It’s all marketing. (36:30)
How to connect with Undies for Everyone (40:20)

Powerful Quotes

“The end result was 1.5 million pairs of underwear ended up arriving at my husband's office.” -Amy

“The underwear is about self-esteem or dignity. But in the larger picture, it's really about them graduating, and having a better chance at success in their young adulthood.” -Amy

“Someone said to me years ago well what what's gonna happen once you cover all the kids in Houston I said, well, they grow so next year, they're gonna need more underwear. So we're just gonna keep going.” -Amy

“We try and partner in in as many ways as possible.” -Amy

“We never take a picture. We never ever have the kid hold up the package of underwear and smile.” -Amy

“It’s all marketing.” -Amy
“You have to be able to tell your story in a way that grabs people's attention and there's nothing wrong with selling your nonprofit.” -Amy