{"id":202845,"date":"2026-03-03T22:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/202845\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T22:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T22:23:15","slug":"anaheim-school-district-offers-free-laundry-services-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/202845\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim School District Offers Free Laundry Services for Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

Published on Mar. 2, 2026<\/p>\n

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The Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD) has approved a partnership with local laundromats to provide free laundry services for students in need. The district is working with Superior Laundry and LaundryUp to offer vouchers and on-campus drop-off\/pick-up services, ensuring students have access to clean clothes and can focus on their academics.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

This initiative is part of AUHSD’s effort to support the ‘whole student’ by addressing basic needs outside of the classroom. Access to clean clothes can have a significant impact on a student’s self-esteem, attendance, and ability to learn, making this program an important step in holistic student support.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

AUHSD’s board unanimously approved the partnership, which will provide nearly $9,000 worth of laundry vouchers to students and families. Students in need will receive a laundry card loaded with credits, as well as laundry detergent and fabric softener. The district is also working with the laundromats to offer free drop-off and pick-up services at some Anaheim high schools.<\/p>\n

The AUHSD board approved the partnership in March 2026.
\n The players<\/p>\n

Anaheim Union High School District (AUHSD)<\/p>\n

A public school district serving the city of Anaheim, California, that has implemented a program to provide free laundry services for students in need.<\/p>\n

Superior Laundry<\/p>\n

A local laundromat business in Anaheim that is partnering with AUHSD to provide nearly $9,000 worth of laundry vouchers and on-campus drop-off\/pick-up services for students.<\/p>\n

LaundryUp<\/p>\n

A local laundromat business in Anaheim that is also partnering with AUHSD to provide free laundry services for students.<\/p>\n

Patrick Lee<\/p>\n

Co-owner of Superior Laundry, who stated that the program helps eliminate stress for families and supports students’ basic needs.<\/p>\n

Howard Lee<\/p>\n

Co-owner of Superior Laundry, who said the business wants to be a good neighbor in the community and do well by doing good.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cThey want to make sure their students’ basic needs are being met before they go into the classroom.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Patrick Lee, Co-owner, Superior Laundry (nbclosangeles.com)<\/p>\n

\u201cI just think with so many families juggling multiple jobs, rising costs, this program really helps eliminate one area of stress for families.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Patrick Lee, Co-owner, Superior Laundry (nbclosangeles.com)<\/p>\n

\u201cWe just want to be a good neighbor in the community and our business model is ‘do well by doing good.’ Hopefully, we can do more with other districts and so on and so forth.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Howard Lee, Co-owner, Superior Laundry (nbclosangeles.com)<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The district plans to continue working with Superior Laundry and LaundryUp to expand the free laundry services to more Anaheim high schools in the coming school year.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This program demonstrates how schools can partner with local businesses to address students’ basic needs and support their overall well-being, which can have a positive impact on their academic performance and success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Published on Mar. 2, 2026 Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The Anaheim Union High School…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":202846,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,165,164],"class_list":{"0":"post-202845","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-anaheim","8":"tag-anaheim","9":"tag-anaheim-headlines","10":"tag-anaheim-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=202845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/202845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=202845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=202845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=202845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}