Healthcare starts with what's within reach.

The Street Health Project is a student-led nonprofit building hygiene & first-aid kits and turning donated laptops into free health-screening tools, for neighbors across Cedar Rapids and Marion, Iowa, and now for a partner community in India.

Support a kit See our programs

$8builds one full kit

2programs running

100%of screens on-device

"Providing basic medical care with dignity." — founded and run by high school students in Iowa.

Basic care should not depend on where you sleep at night.

An estimated 17,000+ Iowans lack stable housing or reliable access to basic hygiene supplies. A toothbrush, clean gauze, or a five-minute screening can be the difference between a small problem and an emergency room visit, so that's where we start.

$8 Cost to assemble one full medical kit

Where we stand today

Early numbers, growing fast.

We're a young org and these numbers update often. Ask us for the latest if you're citing them anywhere.

120+Hygiene & first-aid items distributed

4+Donation drives run

2+Community partners

8+Student volunteers

1+Laptop in the BiliScan pilot

What we do

Two programs. One goal.

We meet immediate physical needs and long-term health needs at the same time, through supplies people can use today and tools that catch problems early.

Medical kits

Medical supply kits

We assemble hygiene and first-aid kits by hand and distribute them to unhoused individuals across the Cedar Rapids area. Each kit covers wound care, hygiene, and basic comfort items for someone living without steady access to either.

Refurbished tech

Refurbished laptops with health screening

We collect donated computers, wipe them securely, and refurbish them for distribution alongside our kits. Each laptop runs on-device screening software that checks for signs of jaundice and anemia. It is a screening tool, not a diagnosis, and it never sends data anywhere. All processing happens on the device itself.

Kit contents manifest

Standard supply kit · 18 items

Bandages
Gauze
Medical tape
Antiseptic wipes
Antibiotic ointment
Hand sanitizer
Gloves
Lip balm
Tissues
Toothbrush & toothpaste
Wet wipes
Deodorant
Lotion
Feminine hygiene products
Socks
Water
Snacks

Average cost per kit: $8

Fund a kit

How it works

From donation to delivery

Collect

We gather supplies, cash donations, and donated laptops from local businesses, schools, and community partners.

Prepare

Volunteers assemble kits by hand and refurbish each laptop, wiping it clean and loading our screening software.

Distribute

We deliver kits and laptops directly to unhoused individuals across Cedar Rapids and Marion.

Screen

Anyone with a laptop can run a free, private jaundice or anemia screening and know when to see a doctor.

In the field

Real supplies, real donors.

Every kit starts with a donation. Here is what two of our recent ones looked like on delivery day.

Toothbrushes and toothpaste donated by Blair Ridge Dental and Delta Dental of Iowa, laid out and ready for kit assembly

Donor spotlight

Blair Ridge Dental donated toothbrushes and toothpaste for our kits. Every hygiene item you see here goes into a kit within weeks of arriving.

Donor spotlight

His Hands Free Clinic donated gauze pads, abdominal pads, medical tape, and lip balm. These supplies cover wound care for dozens of kits.

Gauze pads, abdominal pads, medical tape, and lip balm donated by His Hands Free Clinic

Thank you

We thank our sponsors.

The Street Health Project runs on donated supplies and community partnership. These organizations have directly supported our kits.

Who runs this

Two co-founders, doing the work themselves.

No headshots yet, that's next on the list, but here's who's behind every kit, every laptop, and the Kanchipuram shipment.

Arya Ravikumar

Co-Founder

Helps lead kit assembly, donor partnerships, and day-to-day operations.

Dakshi Kondiboyina

Co-Founder

Helps lead kit assembly, donor partnerships, and day-to-day operations.

Photo coming soon · placeholders shown until real headshots are ready

What's next

We are growing past Cedar Rapids.

Our next phase takes the same model, supply kits paired with refurbished tech, and applies it to communities beyond Iowa. Here is where we stand.

Statewide expansion

We are reaching out to school districts across Iowa for surplus laptop donations, and to local businesses for funding and supply donations.

26 Iowa school districts contacted
150+ businesses and organizations reached
State surplus property program identified as a donation channel

BiliScan development

We continue to build out our on-device screening software, adding new checks while keeping every scan private and offline.

Jaundice and anemia screening live
Cyanosis and capillary refill checks in development
Built for accuracy across skin tones

Completed · first international project

From Iowa to Kanchipuram, India

The Street Health Project completed its first international donation: new hygiene and basic first-aid supplies, delivered to Lions Club of Kanchipuram Host in Tamil Nadu, India. The club will put the supplies to use through its own hospital and community service programs.

TSHP founders Arya Ravikumar and Dakshesh "Dakshi" Kondiboyina organized and coordinated the project, reaching out to the club directly through their website. Ravikumar Devarajan and his brother Rajasekar Devarajan volunteered to help hand-deliver the donation in Kanchipuram.

Partner Lions Club of Kanchipuram Host, District 3241 H
Organized by Arya Ravikumar & Dakshesh Kondiboyina, TSHP founders
Delivered by Ravikumar Devarajan & Rajasekar Devarajan, volunteers
Received by Ln. K. Saravanan, Service Chairperson
Next step Building toward more partnerships like this one

The donation

One shipment. Seven kinds of essential supplies.

72Toothbrushes

73Crest toothpaste

45Medicated chapsticks

50Sterile gauze pads

16Abdominal pads

4Gauze bandages

4Surgical tapes

Step 1 · Packing in Iowa

Arya and Dakshi sorting and boxing the donated supplies before the shipment left for India.

Arya Ravikumar and Dakshi Kondiboyina standing next to packed boxes of donated supplies ready to ship to India

Arya and Dakshi packing gauze pads and other donated supplies into boxes, with a Blair Ridge Dental bag visible

Step 2 · Delivered in Kanchipuram

The supplies reaching Lions Club of Kanchipuram Host, handed over in person.

Supply handoff at Lions Club of Kanchipuram Host

Second photo of the supply handoff at Lions Club of Kanchipuram Host

"Humanitarian service like this, crossing borders to help people, is a wonderful example. Lions Club of Kanchipuram Host proudly welcomes this contribution from The Street Health Project." — Lions Club of Kanchipuram Host, in their public thank-you to TSHP founders Arya Ravikumar and Dakshesh Kondiboyina

Visit Lions Club of Kanchipuram Host →

Get involved

Three ways to help

You do not need to be in Iowa to support this work. Every kit, laptop, and dollar moves us closer to reaching more people.

Donate supplies

Bandages, hygiene items, socks, and snacks go straight into a kit. Businesses and pharmacies can set up recurring drop-offs.

Start a supply drive →

Donate a laptop

Working or non-working laptops get wiped, refurbished, and loaded with free health screening software before they reach someone in need.

Donate a device →

Give funding

A single kit costs about $8 to assemble. Funding covers supplies, refurbishing costs, and delivery.

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Based in Cedar Rapids and Marion, Iowa. Student-led and community-supported.

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