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The Period Poverty Project

The Period Poverty Project functions as a local community support organization. Please donate if you are able, and request products if you are in need.

Our objective is to bring immediate relief to our community members who experience period poverty. What is Period Poverty? Period poverty is a term that describes the issue of inadequate access to proper menstrual hygiene education, and sanitary products. Many women and girls are unable to afford menstrual materials, and although some countries have lifted the "pink tax" on period products, they r

emain unaffordable for many individuals. Two major groups of women affected by Period Poverty are adolescents and homeless women. To understand the impact of period poverty, it’s critical to understand the setbacks women face when they cannot hygienically manage their period. Due to the stigmatization of menstruation, the shame associated with having a period, and lack of safe and clean products with which to manage a period, many girls will skip school or drop out. Data released by UNICEF shows that one-third of girls in South Asia miss school during their period. Another study by Always found that 44% of women who have experienced period poverty have issues finding employment. In some parts of the world, girls may manage their periods with dirty rags, sands, or tree bark. These unsanitary ways of managing menstruation can lead to disease and health complications. Poor menstrual hygiene has been linked with reproductive and urinary tract infections. Alongside physical complications, Period Poverty can potentially result in anxiety and depression (Maria Volkova, The Global Implications of Period Poverty and What You Can Do to Help). To be shamed for something that is a normal human function is damaging to our self confidence and sense of dignity.

05/27/2022

Just a few of the products your cash donations bought!!!! Shipping everything out this weekend. So stoked! Thank you all ♥️🙏🇺🇦

05/21/2022

As we wait for our SB donations to arrive here to the Seattle area, we received a last minute donation of about 200 menstrual cups!! They were anonymously dropped off at our coffee stand drop off location in Kirkland. Thank you!!!!!

05/14/2022

✨Last two days before our Ukraine drive is up. On Sunday we wrap things, Tuesday all SB donations will be sent to WA and next weekend I’ll bring everything to Meest Shipping in Federal Way. Thank you to everyone who has donated, whether it be cash, Venmo or physical donations. You are all amazing! ✨

05/14/2022

Last weekend to donate to our Ukraine drive!!! Huge thank you to for housing our donation boxes.

05/08/2022

Pads and an entire bag full of diapers!!!! Thank you everyone who has donated. Just a few more days until we close up our Ukraine drive 🇺🇦

04/28/2022

Another bag of donations given to us by a customer. Thank you everyone for your continued support! Drive ends May 15 💙

04/23/2022

Our absolute favorite sit down coffee destination is ✨
on First Street in Snohomish. Grab yourself something delicious and ask about how you can donate to our Ukraine product drive!

04/20/2022

Look at all of these donations!💥 We are overjoyed and humbled by your generosity.

04/19/2022

New drop off location! Get 75c off your drink order when you leave a donation with the fantastic Chloe at Kickstart Koffee in Kirkland 14106 Juanita Dr. NE Kirkland WA 98034

04/16/2022

These tiny little socks and pads were just donated today! We would also like to extend a HUGE thank you to the two lovely ladies who donated through Venmo. Our Venmo is -Period-Poverty and your donations go shopping costs and/or products, all sent to Ukrainian refugees through Meest Shipping Services in Federal Way, WA.

04/09/2022

Go check out our favorite breakfast place 1315 Anacapa Street this morning and don’t forget to bring any unopened boxes of •pads •tampons •hygiene wipes •diapers •formula •baby bottles to drop off in our donation drop box!

04/08/2022

Hello Santa Barbara! Drop off location and ♥️🙏 huge thank you to for housing our drop off boxes. Crushcakes has always been our favorite place to go eat since they opened! Go grab a cupcake, coffee, and drink. We love you Crushcakes 🧁!!!

04/04/2022

Thank you to Meest Shipping Services for sending our drive out to Ukrainian refugees!

04/03/2022

Donation List: tampons, pads, hygiene wipes! Venmo is -Period-Poverty to assist with shipping costs 🎈 you all are amazing.

04/01/2022

03/10/2022

We are donating this drive to people in Ukraine. Stay tuned for updates on how you can help.

01/19/2022

Hello World!
Our team has been doing our research these last few months on how we can help on a global level. Although at this moment we are doing three BIG drives a year for local communities up and down the coast- we have been researching and are in touch with organizations such as Direct Relief who work on a global level and how we can get our products donated across the world.

Check out this link to get some facts on whats going on! More to come!

As a reminder- we are always taking period hygiene donations. All of our donations will go directly to Mental Wellness Center For the remainder of January and February.

Address to Send Products: 1074 Diamond Crest Court Santa Barbara CA.
Venmo is: End Period Poverty
And Our team is always willing to drive to you and pick up donations at your leisure.

https://www.borgenmagazine.com/perio

Through a combination of social and religious barriers, period poverty-- and its effects on women-- is often an avoided subject.

12/28/2021

Our team is EXTREMELY excited to share the research we have been doing since our last September drive, on the lack of period products around the world and how YOU can help
Stay tuned! 🔥

We are also excited to announce our next Big Period Project Drive will be In March!

Let’s do this!!

09/19/2021

Did you know?? The average woman spends nearly seven years of her life menstruating. Despite this, period poverty exists. In the U.S., 25 million women live in poverty, but food stamps don't cover menstrual products. This is a global issue: For example, just 12% of women in India have access to sanitary products.

Stop by Crushcakes Cafe in Santa Barbara and bring tampons/ pads/ hygiene products for women to help end period poverty. All donations will go to the Mental Wellness Center.

We are continuing to do our research on period poverty and how we can help globally. Today we start with our own community ❤️❤️

09/16/2021

Let’s keep it going guys!! We are so grateful for all the support so far-there is still so much further we’d like to go before the end of the month!!
We also have our drop off location Crushcakes Cafe Santa Barbara Location if you are local! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

09/07/2021

This September, all period product donations made to The Period Poverty Project will directly benefit the Mental Wellness Center.

The Period Poverty Project is dedicated to raising awareness and bringing immediate relief to those experiencing period poverty in our community. Thank you for supporting our organization!

09/03/2021

D a y 🩸 T h r e e !!!! Thank you everyone for your Venmo donations!!! We are blown away by your generosity.

09/02/2021

Here are alternative options to help women in poverty other than physically dropping off donations ✨✨😍 We are SO excited!!

09/01/2021

Today is the day! Our September product drive starts now, and we are beyond excited. Shout out to for helping us out by being our drop off location!

08/31/2021

Hello world! We just wanted to take a few moments to introduce ourselves and tell you what we’re all about. We are Marley and Gabi Quinn, two sisters from Santa Barbara working from SB and Seattle. Our mission is to bring feminine hygiene products to women in need, thus joining the movement to end period poverty and achieve menstrual equity. We are starting small, with dreams of growing and helping women across the globe. We wish to create a world where our future daughters can bleed with dignity. In a perfect world all stigma attached to menstruation would fall by the wayside. We would not be charged for our hygiene products, let alone taxed on them. There is so much that needs to change, and together we can make a difference. As women we are powerful, and we will use our voices to promote change where change must occur.
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08/29/2021

The countdown begins!!! 3 more days until our September Drive starts 🥰😉
We will also have a donation box where you can drop items off at Crushcakes & Cafe at the 1129 State street location! SO excited

08/28/2021

We are ecstatic to announce our next donation drive starting September 1st will be donated to Mental Wellness Center in Santa Barbara!

This non profit has helped Santa Barbara’s youth adults, families and communities. Check out their website to learn more about what they do for men and women in our community.

Stay tuned for donation locations and how you can end period poverty!

08/17/2021

We are so excited to announce that our team is going to have our first donation drive in Santa Barbara County!

Our last donation drive accumulated 7,002 hygiene products for women who were experiencing period poverty in the state of WA. These products were donated to https://handinhandkids.org/

Donation Drive will start September 1st!
We will be announcing where our period products will be going in the next couple of days!

Stay tuned for where our next donations will go and how you can help end period poverty for woman ❤️

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