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May 28th is Menstrual Hygiene Day, a day devoted to breaking taboos about menstruation and raising awareness about good menstrual hygiene. United Way’s Period Promise campaign is proud to participate in the global movement to take action and provide product. Periods don’t pause for pandemics This year, Menstrual Hygiene Day is happening during a global
Imagine being forced to choose between food and menstrual products. Or facing the daunting prospect of asking for pads when you’re in the midst of a gender transition. Maybe it’s the middle of exam season, stress is mounting and student loan funds are dwindling. You’re suddenly faced with choosing between necessary brain fuel and expensive
United Way’s Period Promise campaign continues to make strides once thought impossible by getting free menstrual products into more places than ever before. We’re doing this with school districts, the provincial government, municipal governments, unions, and with businesses who want to be a part of the solution. The Period Promise Policy Agreement is how we’re
People will soon have easier and more affordable access to menstrual products with the launch of the United Way Period Promise Research Project. With the support of a $95,000 government grant, the project will distribute menstrual products to 15 non-profit agencies across B.C., who will make them easily accessible to their clients. Research that breaks
Menstrual products will soon be free in all B.C. schools, with additional products made available to people experiencing period poverty across the province, through a partnership with United Way and the Government of B.C. It’s another profound impact related to United Way’s Period Promise campaign, presented by Pacific Blue Cross. The initiatives will reduce the
After a remarkable four weeks, United Way’s Period Promise campaign, presented by Pacific Blue Cross, ended April 4. It resulted in hundreds of thousands of donated menstrual products – and so much more. When you’re vulnerable or living in poverty, access to menstrual products can be challenging. Period Promise mobilized local citizens to be a
There is a bit of magic in mobilization. Once one passionate person takes action, an issue can quickly become impossible to ignore. United Way’s 2019 Period Promise campaign, presented by Pacific Blue Cross, made major gains to tackle period poverty. This is due in no small part to the visionary leadership of its volunteer co-chairs,
Periods are a fact of life. Monthly menstruation products are a necessity. Sadly, across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley, too many people can’t afford them. These include young girls and single mothers; newcomers and refugees, who face added levels of stigma; and trans and gender non-conforming folks, for whom this can be a compounding
Connecting youth and seniors Did you know that across the Lower Mainland 25,000+ local seniors say they have nobody to talk to? Unfortunately, the risks are real: loneliness can be just as dangerous to a senior’s health as smoking. The leadership students at Clayton Heights Secondary are helping tackle the unignorable issue of isolation by creating positive
If generosity had a holiday, it would be Giving Tuesday. After we shop our hearts out on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday encourages us to give from the heart as well. But we know people in our own neighbourhoods are struggling with unignorable issues, every day. They simply cannot wait until Giving Tuesday