Edmonton will provide free menstrual products by June 16
Following a campaign by No Woman Without, Period and a pilot project, the City of Edmonton will be offering free menstrual products in all women’s and gender-inclusive
April 9, 2021
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APRIL DROP OFF PARTNER
Find Retail and Donation Centre
Due to COVID-19 our annual donation drive looks a little different for 2021. We will feature a different business partner each month, please only drop-off donations at this month’s business partner
Our Edmonton donation location for April 2021 is Find Retail and Donation Centre. Find is located at 5120 122 Street NW and will be accepting donations of menstrual hygiene products all month long for those in need. It’s also a fantastic place to find high quality and gently-used furniture!
Find is a social enterprise with two goals: providing essential furnishings free of charge to individuals and families who are moving out of homelessness, and supplying low-cost, quality furniture and housewares for sale to the public.
“Everyone of us is here because someone got their period. That’s something that should be celebrated and supported. Period Poverty and accessibility to menstrual hygiene products is an everyone problem and it’s our goal to ensure there is No Woman Without. Period.”
— Scarlet Bjornson, President and Founder of No Woman Without. Period.
No Woman Without. Period aims to be inclusive of diverse people across gender and sexuality spectrums. We focus our efforts on supporting those who face the most barriers and have least access to relevant services. This includes people who identify as women, girls, Two-Spirit, genderqueer, non-binary, and 2SLGBTQI+non-binary peoples.
What can I Donate
Please check the details above for this month’s donation partner to confirm what you can donate for this month.
The Following are Acceptable Donations:
– Tampons (any brand, any kind)
– Maxi Pads
– Panty Liners
– Menstrual Treatment Products
Or you can donate cash online:
"Thanks to your generous support No Woman Without has donated over 200,000 menstrual hygiene products to those in need."
Keep Up With all Our Progress
CBC.ca: Advocacy group launches letter-writing campaign to address period poverty in Alberta
No Woman Without launched the letter-writing campaign this month. To whom it may concern, I am on my period. That’s the beginning of every letter
March 5, 2021
Profile from Peter Lougheed Leadership College
Our friends at the Peter Lougheed Leadership College included our founder Scarlet Bjornson in their Non-Prototypical Leadership Map. This map profiles Albertans who practice leadership
February 20, 2021
CTV Edmonton: Local campaign donates feminine hygiene products on International Women’s Day
An Edmonton initiative is helping women in need of feminine hygiene products as International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on Friday. View full
March 8, 2019
Edmonton Journal: Tampon donation drive highlights damage of menstrual taboo
The woman was begging for money, same as every day. But this time, as Scarlet Bjornson reached to find some change, she asked the woman
February 11, 2019
The Start of No Woman Without
One evening a homeless woman asked me for change. I asked her what she was going to spend the money on, in no way at
September 21, 2018
About No Woman Without. Period.
No Woman Without. Period. was founded in 2017 when an Edmonton homeless woman asked Scarlet Bjornson for change. Out of curiosity, as Scarlet gave her some money she asked the woman what she planned to spend the money on. The woman replied, “Well truthfully ma’am, I would like to buy some booze, but I need to buy some tampons.” In Scarlet’s words “This hit me like a brick. I went to my car and grabbed my emergency stash of tampons from the car and gave them to her.” She took to social media to ask her friends if anyone was interested in helping with a tampon drive and the response was overwhelming both from those that wanted to help, and from charitable organizations in the city hoping to be a recipient of the donations.
The overwhelming community support and requests for support from local organizations highlighted the ongoing issue of period poverty in Edmonton. It was clear there was a need for continual and consistent support as well as advocacy. This led to the evolution of No Woman Without. Period.
Are you an organization in need of
menstrual hygiene products?
This form is for organizations and not individuals looking for product donations. If you are an individual looking for product donations please go to our Contact page
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Did you KNow?
The Cost of Tampons
1 tampon every 6 hours = 4 tampons per day x 5 days of a period = 20 tampons per cycle
20 tampons per cycle x 456 periods = 9,120
At 36 tampons per box, that’s 253.3 boxes x $7 = $1,773.33
Women in Crisis in Canada
On any given night in Canada, 3,491 women and their 2,724 children sleep in shelters because it isn’t safe at home.
Approximately 70,000 tampons needed for women in crisis across Canada every month!
Period Pain
Periods are more painful in the cold.
Cold weather can also make your period last longer and be heavier.
Age of Puberty for Girls
Girls used to start menstruating at 16
Even as relatively recently as the 1800s, girls didn’t get their periods until they were well into their teens.
Today, whereas, the average age to reach puberty is 12 – better nutrition and more stress are to blame, says science.
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