Period Poverty Campaign

Join JLCM in the fight to end period poverty in Cobb County.

In 2018, Junior League of Cobb-Marietta (JLCM) Sustainers discovered an issue in the community that desperately needed to be addressed—women and girls were missing school, work or similar events due to lack of access to period products. According to the Alliance for Period Supplies, 1 in 4 women struggled to purchase period products within the last year due to lack of income. To address this growing issue, JLCM has rallied together with community outreach programs to launch the It’s A Girl Thing! initiative to help fight period poverty. Since launching this effort, JLCM has collected and distributed more than 200,000 feminine hygiene products.

Join JLCM in our annual Period Poverty Campaign.

JLCM is committed to distributing as many period products as possible to the people who are most affected. We are collecting products and monetary donations to purchase period products for school-age girls in the Marietta and Cobb County school systems, as well as our nonprofit partners supporting women and girls throughout Cobb County.

How can you help?

  1. Visit our donation page to purchase a bundle of period products. 100% of monetary donations will be used to purchase period products that will be distributed to nonprofits and schools in Cobb County.
  2. Purchase from our Amazon Wish List. We are collecting products schools and organizations that serve women and girls have specifically asked for to help support period poverty.
  3. Become a donation site. We are committed to working collaboratively with companies and organizations across Cobb County to maximize collection efforts. Let us know if your business or organization would like to be an in-person collection site.
  4. Spread the word. Join the conversation, raise awareness and share the news of your contributions on social media using the hashtag #JLCM_EndPeriodPoverty and tagging us:

To learn more and support this initiative, contact JLCM Gives at [email protected].