Period Promise for Organizations

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It’s about equity. Period. 

Join the Alberta Capital Region’s Fight Against Period Poverty

In Alberta, period poverty reflects national challenges, with one in six menstruators and one in four low-income earners struggling to afford essential products. Local efforts, like the Period Promise, are critical to addressing this issue in our communities.

But we can’t do it alone.  

By making a Period Promise, you are committed to providing free menstrual products in a dignified way to employees, members, guests, clients, and the public at your organization.

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Why Make a Period Promise? 

In Edmonton and across Alberta, period poverty remains a significant challenge, preventing many individuals from participating fully in daily life. Financial barriers to accessing menstrual products can lead to missed days at school, work, or important community events. This issue is even more pronounced for low-income Albertans, where as many as one in four face difficulties affording essential menstrual products.

By making a Period Promise, your organization can help eliminate this barrier, promote menstrual equity, and foster an inclusive environment where everyone can manage their health with dignity.

 It’s about access. Period.  

By taking the pledge, your organization can: 

  • Strengthen your profile as an active community leader who champions equity 
  • Contribute to meaningful change and generate tangible solutions 
  • Help build healthy communities where you live and work 
  • Increase your customers’ awareness about this issue in our community 

In the 2023/2024, together we achieved:

  • 10,000+ products distributed to 16 community agencies
  • 14 successful product drives across the Capital Region though groups like GenNEXT
  • 21 workplaces signed the Period Promise pledge, including 8 new signatories in 2024

Period Promise Signatories

Our Impact Is Possible Thanks to Our Partners:

Get involved! Email us to learn more, sign the pledge, or explore sponsorship opportunities.

Contact Us

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15132 Stony Plain Road Edmonton, AB T5P 3Y3

United Way’s Commitment to Reconciliation

We are all Treaty people. United Way acknowledges our connection to one another, here on Treaty 6 Territory and Métis Nation of Alberta North Saskatchewan River Territory. The diverse Indigenous Peoples of this land include the nêhiyawak, Blackfoot, Dene, Anishinaabe, Nakota Sioux, Inuit, and Métis. Many of our staff are settlers living and working in this Territory. We all have a responsibility to uphold the spirit and intent of the original treaties and build relationships, trust, and understanding. We are grateful for the resources, knowledge, and culture Indigenous people share with us as we walk the path towards reconciliation together. We honour and respect Indigenous contributions supporting our work to ensure no one in our community is left behind.

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