Feminine Hygiene Drives

Did you know? Many low-income girls and women in the Great Lakes Bay Region struggle to pay for or access feminine hygiene products. In the US, 1 in 5 girls miss school, or women miss work, during their monthly cycle because they do not have the necessary supplies.

Bras and feminine hygiene products are necessary items for women, but the price tag can often make them a luxury. A woman shouldn’t have to choose between feeding herself and her personal health. Every woman should have the ability to maintain her dignity. We believe in increasing equitable access to all those who menstruate to end period poverty and are dedicated to the public health crisis impacting more than 16 million people in the United States, including a disproportionate number of Black and Latina people.

I Support the Girls Great Lakes Bay Region MI in partnership with the YWCA Great Lakes Bay Region is holding our Thanks for Giving Supply Drive to provide low income or homeless women and girls in Saginaw, Midland and Bay Counties with care packages to aid in reducing barriers to economic success, like period poverty. We are accepting donations of pads, tampons, new bras (including sports bras).