Our Vision
Helping Menstruators in Need
The average woman spends $13.25 on menstrual products every month. It may not seem like much at first glance, but that tallies up to $6360 in a woman’s lifetime. So it’s no surprise that low-income women and girls struggle with obtaining these necessities. A Reuters survey found that 66% of low-income women could not afford basic hygiene products: over 1 in 5 of those women had the problem every single month, reporting being forced to use cloth, rags, toilet paper, and sometimes even diapers taken from public bathrooms. This can lead to further problems for these women, such as infections and diseases for which treatments can cause up to hundreds of dollars.
Despite requests from the community, many local homeless shelters, food banks, and family centers are often unable to purchase hygiene products due to strict budgeting. As a result, the monthly struggle of these menstruators continues for a lifetime.
The Pink Project is dedicated to raising funds to purchase hygiene products for donation. Through the sale of donated books, custom items, and many other fundraisers, we plan to purchase menstrual products that we will personally deliver to shelters across the Bay Area.