The Period Collective

The Period Collective is a nonprofit dedicated to providing menstrual products to homeless and low-income individuals in Chicagoland

[Alliance for Period Supplies @periodsupplies]

It's Menstrual Hygiene Day 2021. Half of the population menstruates but it's still taboo to talk about in most of the world. We work to uplift the most vulnerable people with periods to normalized conversations about periods.

[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

Period products are a basic necessity. 25m women in the US live below the poverty line, yet safety-net programs cannot be used to purchase period supplies. Call your State Senator to support HB155, SNAP-Menstrual Products #EndPeriodPoverty #MHD2021 #twill https://t.co/u6sFM0ZsXT

[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

The stigma surrounding periods is an ongoing problem, and is something we are trying to fight with our work.

[The Lily @thelilynews]

150 people complained the ad was offensive. https://t.co/3WN8PaqVoU

[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

This is amazing. We'd love to see this happen in the states—period products are a necessity, and no one should have to go without. #menstruationmatters #periodpoverty https://t.co/Pl8rgZ2oep

[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

Join us for a screening and discussion at the @northbrookpl of the Oscar-winning documentary @NoShamePeriod. We'll be talking with Dr. Leah Neubauer, professor of preventive medicine at @NorthwesternMed, and collecting product. Register below!
https://t.co/anoQZEePRV

[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

This statistic is staggering. Period products often become a luxury for those living below the poverty line, but they are a necessity. When people who menstruate do not have access to the products they need to go to work and school, it perpetuates the cycle of poverty.

[Archived: Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot @mayorlightfoot]

22 percent of Chicagoans fall below the federal poverty line.

Government must act boldly to undo the policies it created that force tens of thousands of Chicagoans to struggle daily.

https://t.co/SI9ZSpf0S4

[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

Mary Beatrice Davidson Kenner invented the sanitary belt, a precursor to the maxi pad. Learn more about Mary and her contributions—and how racism impeded her life-changing invention. #blackhistorymonth #menstruationmatters #periodpoverty

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[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

Well done, @vanderjames, @Always and @Walmart! We love to see this. #endperiodpoverty https://t.co/omoHvbSevS

[Fourth Church @FourthChicago]

On this #ThankfulThursday, we are grateful to @periodcoll for their partnership with @chicagolights in addressing period poverty. For making feminine hygiene products accessible for our guests who struggle to afford them, thank you!

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[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

This #GivingTuesday it does not take much to change impact the life of a person who menstruates. $35 will help one person have access to the product they need for one year.

[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

We cannot thank @wttw enough for this feature!

[WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw]

Ida Melbye founded @periodcoll in 2016 to help eradicate period poverty, a human rights issue that is often neglected because of the stigma and shame attributed to periods in general.

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[Alliance for Period Supplies @periodsupplies]

A great deep dive into #PeriodPoverty and the #PeriodTax from @wttw. @periodcoll is a Chicagoland allied program working to #EndPeriodPoverty

[Pivot Consulting @PivotConsulting]

Great to see a Pivot client, @periodcoll, recognized for their impactful work addressing an underserved issue - The Period Collective (TPC) is a Chicago-based #nonprofit organization, providing feminine hygiene products to homeless and low-income women throughout greater Chicago.

[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

We're pleased to partner with @TheHarbour, featured recently in @thedailyherald! https://t.co/IrY5j79Ybh

[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

We can't thank @Always enough for their support to #endperiodpoverty! Through a recent campaign, they donated 17,664 pads to help girls in need. And, they've just promised 15,000. We're grateful for such an incredible partnership!

[Always @Always]

Did you know 65,000 girls in Chicago have missed school due to period poverty? Our Period Heroes are joining the Always #EndPeriodPoverty efforts to help keep girls in school! Thanks @periodcoll for all you do to help girls in Chicago! Get involved: https://t.co/UiRKbKbe4t

[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

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[Chicago Ideas @chicagoideas]

“There’s a lot of shame in not being able to provide this for themselves. The product is most expensive for people who can afford it the least.” -Ida Melbye of @periodcoll on women who struggle to afford #periodsupplies #ChicagoIdeas

[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

Wonderful news! We're glad to see legislatures taking access to period products seriously. https://t.co/45Luh0Siy8

[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

Today we are at the With U She Can Event with walgreens and ubykotex. So excited to be working with these incredible partners to help fight period poverty in Chicago. Our executive director idamelbye will be speaking… https://t.co/Qn4SBuXcks

[The Period Collective @periodcoll]

And these women deserve the basic right of having a safe, hygienic period. With your help this #givingtuesday, we can provide women around the Chicagoland area with needed period… https://t.co/AcUrf03AVD