Period products shouldn’t be a luxury.
We collect donated pads, tampons and other menstrual products, repackage them, and make them free for anyone who needs them at the Pittsburgh Free Store.
Every pad and tampon helps!
Menstrual parity for all
Having a period isn’t a choice, but paying for pads and tampons every month is out of reach for a lot of people. Food stamps and WIC don’t cover them, so families on a tight budget often have to pick between period products and groceries.
Going without leads to missed school and work, and to using products longer than is safe. Menstrual parity means everyone who has a period can manage it with dignity, whatever their income.
- 2 in 5people in the U.S. who menstruate struggle to afford period products.
- 1 in 3low-income women has missed work or school because she couldn’t get period supplies.
- $0is what federal food assistance programs pay toward pads or tampons.
First two figures: Alliance for Period Supplies, national fact sheet on period poverty. SNAP and WIC benefits can’t be used to buy period products.
How it works
You donate
Drop off or mail unopened period products to one of our two collection sites.
We repackage
Volunteers sort the donations and pack them into ready-to-go kits at the William Pitt Union.
Neighbors take what they need
Kits go to the Pittsburgh Free Store in Braddock, where they’re free for anyone.
Donate products
Shop our Amazon wish list
The easiest way to give. Pick items from our list and Amazon ships them straight to us.
Open the wish listOr ship or drop off donations at either location.
Direct Care Physicians of Pittsburgh
4284 William Flynn Hwy, Ste 102Allison Park, PA 15101
PittServes
Room 130, William Pitt Union3959 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
What we accept
- Pads
- Tampons
- Liners
- Menstrual cups
✕We can’t take opened boxes.
Please note: Period Project Pgh is not a 501(c)(3) organization, so donations are not tax-deductible.
Where products go
Every kit goes to the Pittsburgh Free Store at 420 Braddock Ave, Braddock, PA 15104, where anyone can pick up what they need at no cost. Pickup days and times are coming soon.
Who we are
Period Project Pgh was founded by Isabella Lin, a University of Pittsburgh student studying finance and business information systems. In 2021, she helped get thousands of COVID vaccines to Pittsburgh healthcare workers through the Allegheny County Medical Society, where she later interned for two summers.
She started Period Project Pgh to make sure no one in our city has to go without the basics they need for their period. The project works with PittServes and the Pittsburgh Free Store to get donated products to the people who need them.
Volunteer with us
Help sort donations and pack them into kits. It’s hands-on, social, and a great fit for students and families looking for service hours.
- What you’ll doSort and repackage donated products
- WhereWilliam Pitt Union, University of Pittsburgh campus
- WhenWe meet as needed
- Who can helpAnyone. There’s no minimum age.
Get in touch
Questions, large donations, or want to run a collection drive at your school or workplace? Email us.
periodprojectpgh@gmail.com