Most people either start or end their days with showers, and may not fully grasp how much of a luxury that is. Non-profit organization Lava Mae does, and aims to serve people lacking access to necessities like showers and bathrooms.

With the help of funding from an Indiegogo campaign and companies like Google (which donated $100,000), Lava Mae bought and refurbished a public transit bus, complete with two bathrooms with hot showers, shampoo, soap and towels – a process that costs $75,000 but is offered for free to the more than 6,500 homeless people in San Francisco.

The organization uses fire hydrants to power the showers and bus bathrooms. It partnered with another non-profit organization, Project Homeless Connect, which already helps the homeless but didn’t have any shower or bathroom amenities.

The full service launch is expected to roll out in the spring next year. Stay tuned!

Photo courtesy: Lava Mae