Period Inequality Project Donation Drive
Ends April 22, 2021
We are a coalition of student run non-profit grassroots organizations here at the Douglass Residential Women’s College at Rutgers University-New Brunswick collectively working on a social action project. Our social action project is entitled “The Period Inequality Project”, which seeks to raise awareness about period poverty through on campus co-sponsorships and awareness campaigns to fund reproductive health products for LGBTQ+ homeless shelters, the Rutgers Student Food Pantry and the United Nations Population Fund.
We are coming together during our virtual semester to host an event that will raise awareness on all of these topics as well as work to raise money to send to three different organizations! We thank you for your contributions, and we cannot wait to reveal the grand total of money raised at our event on April 22, 2021! Please follow us on Instagram at @PeriodInequalityProject_RU for updates!
Meet the Heart Behind It All
PIP
Hello! We are three Rutgers University clubs – the Rainbow Pines, UltraViolet, and Reproductive Health Universal Taskforce (RHUT). Our clubs came together in order to create a large-scale collaboration event to raise awareness of something important to all of us: period inequality. This inequality can come in many forms such as period poverty in the United States, scarcity of period products in foreign countries, as well as lack of inclusion for trans and genderqueeer people with periods.
Rain Foundation + Rutgers Student Food Pantry
We have chosen to donate to: the Rutgers Student Food Pantry & the Essex County LGBT+ Reaching Adolescents In Need (RAIN) Foundation. The Rutgers Student Food Pantry is open to all Rutgers University students who are struggling to afford food and hygiene products; this organization is near and dear to our hearts as students of this university and are incredibly excited to be able to give back to the people within our school who need us the most. The RAIN Foundation is an LGBT+ youth homeless shelter in New Jersey. We specifically chose this incredible organization to donate to because of their work to help queer youth to get back on their feet after facing housing crises.
Girls Helping Girls. Period.
This 501(c)(3) non-profit partners with client agencies to get needed menstrual products to families in need. They are based in northern NJ but are able to get products anywhere in the United States by partnering with host organizations and individuals through Be Prepared. Period.’s fundraising program.
Be Prepared. Period.
An online menstrual resource designed to help those from puberty to menopause. With a mission to help the issues surrounding period poverty we are honored to partner with individuals and organizations to raise funds and awareness.
Learn more about our fundraisers here.
Help Us Reach Our Goal
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Presented by Be Prepared. Period. Sponsored by You.
Donation Kits
Always wanted to offer your support to ladies in need but didn’t know how?
Sponsor a Kit and we will make sure your donation gets in the hands of someone in need.
What Are Our Donation Packs?
Be Prepared. Period. is excited to present pre-packaged products in quantities designed to provide one individual with a full month of organic and biodegradable supplies!
Donors are increasingly being more conscientious about wanting to provide eco-friendly and healthy products to donate, but the issue has always been having to choose between helping more individuals with less expensive products or provide better, healthier products to fewer individuals. With our donation kits donors get to do both!
$3.50
Provides a month of menstruation supplies and dignity to one person
$7.00
Provides two months of menstruation supplies and dignity to one person
Maximized
Our donation kits maximize every donated dollar, while also providing healthy, organic, eco-friendly products
Organic
Organic cotton and eco-friendly options.
About Be Prepared. Period.’s Donation Kits
Our kits are perfect for non-profit organizations looking for:
- Affordable Pricing
- A Trusted Source
- Environmentally Friendly Options
- Organic Options
- Done For You
- Reduced Overhead Costs
With our kits, organizations receive a trusted source to purchase the cheapest, healthiest and most environmentally friendly products rather than turning to places like Costco or Amazon for bulk deals on inferior products. We take the legwork out and are offering a complete product, no longer requiring your organization to manage teams of volunteers to put together and distribute kits. Now you can spend more time on important tasks that make a bigger difference, such as fund raising and community!
