What We Do
Service
Education
Advocacy
Distributing menstrual products to people in need.
PERIOD. donates product in bulk to over 350 organizations across the country and around the world who directly serve people who menstruate. Additionally, PERIOD.’s 400 chapters work to eradicate period poverty in their own communities.
Donate Products or check out the service page and the FAQs to learn about how to become a service partner or receive products.
In 2022, PERIOD. distributed period product to cover over1,000,000menstrual cycles
of those most in need.
Providing educational resources for menstruators and allies to explore intersectional approaches to menstrual equity.
Menstrual equity combats both period poverty and stigma. PERIOD. empowers local activists with grassroots training and education to find an approach that is compatible with their community. Our global network can be a tool for young activists to learn how to best serve those experiencing period poverty.
Learn more through: period-action.org/education
PERIOD. has active volunteer chapters in44 states &
32 countries
Advocating for systemic change through policy & legislation.
Menstrual health is a matter of human rights. People who menstruate deserve affordable and accessible menstrual products, untaxed and available in public places like schools, shelters and prisons. Our youth-powered movement will make systemic change through law and policy to end period poverty in our lifetime.
Looking for a policy tracker? Find out where period products are still taxed and where they are mandated in public places below: advocacy.period.org