End Period Poverty
Massachusetts Menstrual Equity Coalition
Founded in 2019, the Massachusetts Menstrual Equity Coalition unites activists and organizations dedicated to ending period poverty across the state. Today, our coalition has grown to over 400 activists working together to advance menstrual equity through research, policy advocacy, product distribution, education, and cultural change.
Student Subcommittee | Advocacy Subcommittee | Social Media Subcommittee | Research Subcommittee |Education Subcommittee
Menstrual Equity Legislative Agenda
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Lead Sponsors Senator Jehlen and Representatives Livingstone, Barber
An Act to Increase Access to Menstrual Products in Prisons, Homeless Shelters, and Public Schools. The I AM bill would ensure access to free menstrual products, without stigma, to all menstruating individuals in all public schools, homeless shelters, prisons, and county jails.
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Student Menstrual Equity Toolkit
Filling in the gaps
Menstrual Equity Research
Menstrual Equity Recent Highlights
Menstrual Health Workshops
Menstrual Equity for Community-Based Organizations
Schedule a 2-hour training with Mass NOW.
Menstrual Equity for Community-Based Organizations
Digital Resource Guide
Flowing Forward
Best practices for menstrual product distribution
Menstrual Product Distribution
Need menstrual products?
Organization submission form: If you would like to request a menstrual product donation, please fill out the form below.
In 2019 our State of Menstrual Access Survey revealed that a quarter of shelters don’t have products at all and nearly half rely on donations. We don’t rely on volunteers for basic goods like toilet paper, but without state funding for menstrual products, tens of thousands of people across the Commonwealth depend on donations for their menstrual care. Check out our non-comprehensive list of 477 organizations across Massachusetts!
If you’re an organization that needs products, or can donate products, fill out our form below.