PERIOD trains and equips a network of youth leaders, and hundreds of partner organizations and over 500 active PERIOD chapters, with the resources and expertise needed to end menstrual poverty and stigma in their communities.

PERIOD provides grassroots organizing training, grants for youth-led menstrual equity community groups, and educational resources. Critically, PERIOD freely distributes millions of period products annually to menstruators experiencing economic insecurity.

A misconception about period poverty is that it only happens in the developing world. Unfortunately, this is not the case. According to PERIOD’s study, 1 in 5 teens have struggled to afford period products, and 84% of teens have either missed or know someone who has missed school due to period poverty. Luckily, we have faith that today's youth activists will solve period poverty in their lifetime, and we aim to provide the resources and products to support this critical work.

It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.