What You Can Do:

There is still a long way to go to create better and safer spaces around our communities to talk about periods and end period stigma and period poverty, but there are many ways you can take action in your lives to improve the conditions for even a small number of people. This can lead to even bigger and more impactful change.

Reach Out To Representatives

Reaching out to your state representatives is a great way to show support for bills that promote the ideas you are hoping to support in your communities.

It is as easy as sending an email, and this seemingly small action can lead to widespread change.

Donate Products

Donating products to local organizations can improve the quality of life of people living in those communities. If they have products, they will no longer have to worry whether they will be prepared for their period.

Organizations you can donate to:

Dignity Matters
- - Dignity Matters has a link to their Amazon wishlist, a place to go to donate products they specifically need.
Local food pantries
- - Most local food pantries accept period products to give to those who are struggling to afford them.
Alliance for Period Supplies
- - Alliance for Period Supplies is a national non-profit organization that works to end period poverty. You can provide monetary donations, which they use to purchase period products for those who cannot afford them.

Educate Yourself and Others

Education is the most important and first step to eliminating period stigma and period poverty in our communities. Our resources page on our website has a list of websites with information about these topics that we recommend using for your own education, which you can share with others.

Create Supportive Environments

Creating spaces and environments where people feel comfortable talking about their periods can make them feel empowered and less ashamed, and creating spaces to openly talk about these topics fosters healthy minds and bodies.

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