30 November 2020
Read Moreby Sarah Niedoba
The holidays are looking different this year for all of us. To keep one another safe, many of us will have to spend the season apart.
But that's all the more reason to give each other thoughtful gifts from afar, and those same gifts can uplift the most vulnerable members of our community.
This Giving Tuesday, give someone you love the gift of knowing they've helped someone have a safe, healthy period.
For $15, give the gift of one month of period supplies
For $40, one m...
22 November 2020
Read Moreby Tait G.
Part of our mission at The Period Purse (TPP) is to reduce the stigma surrounding periods through public education and advocacy. Through education, we believe we can erase the stigma surrounding menstruation and shed light on the unique challenges faced by people who experience homelessness.
We are excited to announce we have a brand new initiative to help us to do just this! As the school curricula in Canada lack a comprehensive education on menstruation and period poverty, we have desig...
21 October 2020
Read Moreby Sarah Niedoba
At The Period Purse, we're striving to provide as many people as possible with safe, healthy periods.
Every bag of period products we collect equals a healthy period for someone in need. So far this year, we've made and distributed 11,000 kits of period supplies. That's 11,000 healthy periods. But we're aiming higher: our ultimate goal is 15,000.
This month, we held our Toronto Fall Blitz, a chance for our supporters to donate much-needed supplies to fill a whole new set of ...
10 September 2020
Read Moreby Tait G.
Are you a college or university student passionate about making a difference for people who menstruate in your community? Starting a Menstruation Nation (MN) might be for you. A Menstruation Nation is a spirited and positive group of students and friends that wants to help raise awareness about menstrual equity, challenge period stigma and empower people who menstruate in their community. There has been growing enthusiasm for menstrual equity work amongst post-secondary students in recent y...
19 August 2020
Read Moreby Sarah Niedoba
As adults, it can be easy to forget the visceral feeling of getting your period for the first time. But when the subject comes up, it can bring us right back to those memories.
It's something that Saara Siddiqi knows all too well, as a program manager at St. Stephen's house with decades of experience talking to young people about periods.
"There's so much to unpack, when you're speaking to young people about periods," she says. "It's not something t...