WGC "Break the Cycle" Fundraiser - $5,000, Can You Help?

​Two years ago the Women's Philanthropy Institute launched “Give to Women & Girls Day”, a groundbreaking effort to increase funding for women’s and girls’ organizations.

Why do we need a day for giving to women’s and girls’ organizations? 

• Because less than 2% of all charitable giving goes to these organizations. Less than 2%.

Women and girls deserve more.

• That’s why the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County is seeking to raise $5,000 as part of the October 11 Give to Women and Girls Day, to support our “Break the Cycle” Period Product Drive.

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• We are fundraising to specifically to purchase more WGC “Break the Cycle” period product donation boxes to spread throughout the county.

​​​"The WGC has chosen to continue our focus on this important issue because it's a need that is easily and often overlooked" said Paula Seabright, WGC's "Break the Cycle" Period Product Drive Chair. "It's time to break the cycle of period poverty and we invite our community to join with us."

Can you help?

• Please donate today - any amount is valued and appreciated!

What is Period Poverty?

• Half of the population menstruates. We all know plenty of people that have a period. But not everyone knows that two in five people struggle to purchase period supplies due to lack of income. This is called period poverty, and chances are we each know someone who has experienced this need – a neighbor, a co-worker, a friend.

 

• No student should have to miss school, no adult should have to miss work, and no person should have to miss out on daily life because they are unable to afford the basic necessities they require to thrive.​

Did you Know …

• 1 in 3 adults in the US who menstruate say they or their family have struggled to afford menstrual products.
• Nearly 1 in 4 students in the US have struggled to afford period products.
• 44% of teens report stress and embarrassment due to a lack of access to period products. 
• Period poverty disproportionately impacts Black and Latina people.

Here’s how WGC is working to alleviate Period Poverty through our “Break the Cycle” effort

Thank you for your support! #GiveToWomenAndGirls

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