The Menstrual Cycle: Get Involved
Find organizations and groups who are working to challenge menstrual taboos and fighting for safe and accessible menstrual products and medical care.
Endo Black, Inc. is a Black-women-led organization advocating for African American women and women of color affected by endometriosis. They provide resources such as discussion spaces and support groups to help combat the struggles that Black women and women of color face in attempting to seek help for endometriosis and its symptoms.
The Kwek Society is an Indigenous woman-founded and an Indigenous-women-led nonprofit that supports the dignity and health of Indigenous students and community members across North America and celebrates their “moon times” (also known as periods) by providing period supplies and puberty education materials. They support schools, community-based organizations and Native Nation partners. As part of their message of dignity and celebration, The Kwek Society shares traditional teachings about puberty and periods. Period support is a monthly, and expensive, obligation! Volunteers are needed to conduct period supplies drives and to donate tampons, pads, liners, and cotton underwear. You can find all the ways to help on The Kwek Society website. If you are part of, or know about, an Indigenous community that needs period support, please reach out to The Kwek Society for help.
The PUPA Project is a Black-woman-founded organization dedicated to improving access to menstrual products and education in Mississippi. With core values of boldness, fearlessness, freedom, and unapologetic commitment, the PUPA project provides menstruators and families with free menstrual products, hygiene products, athletic garments, and reproductive health resources. Their impact includes educational workshops and camp sessions, policy initiatives, and community outreach to reduce disparities and break down stigma. They have opportunities to volunteer, donate menstrual supplies, and host your own drive.
I Support the Girls collects and distributes essential items, including bras, underwear, and menstrual hygiene products, allowing women and folx experiencing homelessness, impoverishment, or distress to stand tall with dignity. Volunteers can conduct drives and collections, or they can participate in the work of cleaning, sorting, and/or delivering essential items to people in need.
Love Your Menses offers an educational, uplifting, and supportive space for Black and Brown girls, women, and all people who menstruate to learn about the menstrual cycle and create innovative public health solutions. In addition to their youth-geared period tracker app, their work includes distributing menstrual products and providing menstrual wellness workshops in the community, driven by volunteers like you.
Massachusetts Menstrual Equity Coalition
The Massachusetts Menstrual Equity Coalition is a group of menstrual activists, advocacy organizations, non profits, businesses, and public servants who’ve come together to end period poverty statewide. Their current priorities include raising consciousness around menstruation and urging Massachusetts legislators to pass the I AM bill to combat period poverty in the Commonwealth.
No More Secrets is a grassroots sexuality awareness organization working to fight period poverty and stigma by promoting open communication and delivering feminine hygiene products door-to-door in the PA-NJ-DE tri-state area and by mail nationwide.
Period Law is an organization of lawyers fighting for tax-free, toxin-free, environmentally-sustainable menstrual products that are freely available to everyone who needs them. They are fighting to end the tampon tax in all 50 states; so far, they’ve succeeded in 14 and have 26 to go.
PERIOD. is a youth-fueled nonprofit that fights menstrual poverty and stigma by distributing free menstrual products, providing educational resources, and advocating for systemic change. There are many ways to contribute, including joining (or starting) a local chapter, hosting a house party, attending one of the events they sponsor, or writing for their publication The Rag.
Weaving Voices for Health & Justice (Weave)
Previously called "Women’s Voices for the Earth," Weave is a progressive national environmental health organization that works to eliminate toxic chemicals that impact the health of individuals and communities by changing consumer behavior, corporate practices, and government policies.
The White Dress Project is a non-profit organization working to spread awareness about the widespread occurrence of uterine fibroids. The WDP promotes education, fosters research, creates a supportive community, and advocates for better health. Most women with fibroids do not like to wear white because of the heavy bleeding related to the condition. The “white dress” is not a fashion statement but a movement. It is an emblem of hope and strength for women who are suffering from fibroids and a reminder that we will find a cure.