Period Poverty Program

What is Period Poverty?

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Period poverty is the lack of access to an adequate supply of menstrual products like pads or tampons is an indignity experienced by thousands of individuals in the Jacksonville region on a regular basis.

Period Poverty Facts:

1 in 4 women struggled to purchase period products within the past year due to lack of income.
1 in 5 low-income women reports missing work, school, or similar events due to lack of access to period supplies.
Lack of access to period supplies is linked to using substitute products (toilet tissue or socks), stretching product usage, and missing important events.
An overwhelming 88% of women agree that period products are a basic necessity.
Only 4% of women are aware of a local resource where free or reduced cost period supplies are available.
State and federal safety-net programs cannot be used to purchase period supplies.
Source: 2018 U by Kotex survey conducted with YouGov.
Florida State Fact Sheet on Period Poverty Compiled by the Alliance for Period Supplies.

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Feminine Hygiene Assistance for Teens & Adults

Safe Future Foundation addresses period poverty throughout Northeast Florida and surrounding counties by providing period care kits to young girls and women in need. We collect feminine hygiene products and monetary donations, which are used to purchase these supplies at discount prices. Period care kits are currently distributed during our food giveaway events and through partner agencies. We are also part of the Alliance for Period Supplies, sponsored by U by Kotex.

Jacksonville Alliance for Period Supplies, a program of Safe Future Foundation, Inc., is an initiative of our organization to ensure we help get period products to individuals in need.

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Period Poverty Awareness Week

Period Poverty is a public health issue that impacts 1 in 3 low-income people with periods across the United States. You can help call attention to address this issue during Period Poverty Awareness Week. The Safe Future Foundation Period Program has been awarded a proclamation from the Mayor, recognizing Period Poverty Awareness and the work that our foundation does to help low-income people in need of these products.

How Can You Help?

Millions of women struggle to access period products each month nationally. If you would like to support our period program, please consider donating, hosting a period drive, or donating supplies.

Make a Monetary Donation (Tax-Deductible): Donate Here
You can now purchase period supplies through our Wishlist: Target Charity Registry
Your funds will go directly towards our period program operations: purchasing feminine hygiene products that will be distributed to girls and women in need.
Host a Period Drive or Help Spread the Word! #PeriodMovement, #EndPeriodPoverty