Krishna Valluru

Hope & Comfort Inc is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending hygiene insecurity by providing sustained access to essential hygiene products such as soap, toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, menstrual products, and laundry detergent. The private company is based in Needham, MA. The organization partners with over 625 community organizations—including schools, food pantries, health centers, and shelters—across more than 110 cities and towns, distributing over 5 million hygiene products annually. Hope & Comfort operates a coordinated hygiene distribution system with centralized warehousing, inventory management, standardized workflows, and an online ordering platform for partner organizations. The organization also leads research and policy advocacy to establish hygiene insecurity as a recognized public health priority and is developing measurement tools and data systems to quantify hygiene insecurity and inform policy. Engagement opportunities include volunteering, corporate partnerships, donation options, and product drives. The company was founded in 2010 by Jeffrey S. Feingold. The CEO is Kerry Carter.