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Periods don't stop for summer. Support PERIOD. as we strengthen our national menstrual product distribution program to help women in need.

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Project Description

PERIOD. is a youth-fueled organization dedicated to serving women in need through the distribution of millions of period products each year. The summer is an especially difficult time for as, as many volunteer service groups are inactive.

Menstruation doesn't get a vacation.

Did you know that nearly a quarter of U.S. students struggle to access period products? That half of students report accessing period products more easily through school?  

$15 with support someone in need through their summer cycles. We need to expand our base of support to meet this deep need.

We need your help in stocking our shelves with period products and cover shipping costs to get products to people most in need.

NOTE: We have a generous $10,000 match to all donations up to $10,000 from Nicole Tepper, owner of the Carolina Panthers NFL Team!!!

Thank you so much for your support! (and you'll even get a PERIOD sticker for your donation).

Warmly,

The PERIOD. Team

Learn more about PERIOD.!

- PERIOD. eradicates period poverty and period stigma through education, advocacy, and direct service. 

- We train and equip youth activists with the resources required to solve period poverty in their lifetime. In any given month, over 300 PERIOD chapters globally, and 400+ organizational service partners are active in their communities distributing products, leading educational programs, or advocating for menstrual equity policies. 

 

 

The Campaign FAQs

About PERIOD. 

Founded in 2014, PERIOD is a youth-powered nonprofit whose 

mission is to eliminate period poverty & stigma through service, 

education & advocacy. Through hundreds of PERIOD chapters & 

partners throughout the United States & world, the organization 

provides period products to those in need, educational content about 

menstruation, & tools to advocate for menstrual equity policy.

Important Facts about PERIOD. 

  • 1,000+ PERIOD chapters have been founded since 2014, mostly by & for youth 
  • PERIOD seeks to nationally elevate the issue of period poverty with two clear policy demands: 
  1. Freely accessible period products be provided in schools, shelters, prisons, & public space
  2. Eliminate the luxury taxation of menstrual products, the ‘tampon tax’ in the remaining 30 states
  • PERIOD serves millions of menstruators annually by: 
  1. Donating millions of menstrual products (3.4 Million+ products in 2020, almost one million thus far in 2021) to service partners & PERIOD chapters across the United States. 
  2. Working with corporate & community partners who donate thousands of pads, tampons, & menstrual cups.
  3. Organizing & running product drives across the country to support community partners most in need. 

● PERIOD works to educate on menstrual equity by: 

  1. Providing educational materials about menstruation to chapters & partners across the globe, as well as to the general public 
  2. Hosting national public educational workshops on period poverty
  3. Creating original, creative content to explain destigmatize menstruation

● PERIOD advocates for menstrual equity by: 

  1.  Providing training programs on grassroots organizing & strategy to youth activists 
  2.  Primarily highlighting the youth leaders of the menstrual movement & supporting their local efforts with funding, material resources, coalition building, & amplification. 
  3. Funding & designing original research on period poverty in the United States, such as the 2021 State of The Period study
  4. Amplifying the voices & following the lead of the marginalized communities most affected by period poverty 

Important Facts about Period Poverty and access to menstrual products 

  • An average menstruator menstruates for 38 years, has 456 periods, for 2281 days 
  • The first major city-wide study on period poverty in the US found that 46% of low-income women in St. Louis had to choose between meals & period products 
  • Menstrual products are often not considered essential goods & therefore are not included in many government assistance programs. 
  • Each year, nearly 1 in 4 students struggled to afford period products 
  • Almost half of Black & Latinx students feel they are not able to do their best school work because of a lack of access to period products 

Important Facts about the “Tampon Tax” 

● There are currently 28 states that classify & tax menstrual products as “luxury items” &/or “non-essential goods”. 

● In some states, necessities exempt from tax include things such as bingo supplies, cotton candy, erectile dysfunction pills, gun club memberships, & tattoos 

  • Representative Kelly (D), the sponsor of the Pink Tax bill in Ohio, estimates that the average woman will spend an average of $11,000 in their lifetime on tampons alone.

 

 

Nancy Monsarrat
08/15/2021
Monetary Contribution
$225
KH32
08/14/2021
PERIOD Poverty Awareness Ambassador
$30
08/13/2021
Summer Cycle Supporter Shout Out
$15
Ava
08/12/2021
Monthly Cycle Supporter Fist Pump
$5
Monnie McGaffigan
08/10/2021
Monetary Contribution
$50
Patricia Gish
08/09/2021
Summer Cycle Supporter Shout Out
$15
Stefanie Flavin
08/08/2021
Summer Cycle Supporter Shout Out
$30
Justina M
08/06/2021
Summer Cycle Supporter Shout Out
$50
Claire T McNally
08/02/2021
Summer Cycle Supporter Shout Out
$15
Wini
08/02/2021
Summer Cycle Supporter Shout Out
$15
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PERIOD Poverty Awareness Ambassador

Show your support for eradicating period poverty by donating $30 and receiving our 28-glass bead bracelet. 

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Because I care about menstrual equity and supporting menstruators in need.

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Monthly Cycle Supporter Fist Pump

Your $5 donation supports a menstruator's cycle for 1 month. Thank you so much for supporting a menstruator in need.We will shout you out on our social channels because you care about supporting a menstruator in need for the summer.

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30.00 USD
PERIOD Poverty Awareness Ambassador

Show your support for eradicating period poverty by donating $30 and receiving our 28-glass bead bracelet. 

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1 Supporter
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Monetary Contribution

Because I care about menstrual equity and supporting menstruators in need.

4 Supporters
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5.00 USD
Monthly Cycle Supporter Fist Pump

Your $5 donation supports a menstruator's cycle for 1 month. Thank you so much for supporting a menstruator in need.We will shout you out on our social channels because you care about supporting a menstruator in need for the summer.

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