By Cheryl Jahn

Period Promise is back

Apr 29, 2024 | 2:16 PM

NORTHERN BC – United Way British Columbia is working with communities in BC’s North, Interior, Lower Mainland and Central & Northern Vancouver Island, wants to make it easier for people who menstruate to get through their periods with dignity.

United Way BC’s 2024 Period Promise campaign, presented by Pacific Blue Cross in partnership with CUPE Local 1816, gives everyone an opportunity to help tackle period poverty.

From May 1 to 31, you can help by:

• Organizing a Period Promise campaign to collect menstrual products in your community, school, workplace, or union.

• Participating in your organization’s Period Promise campaign.

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• Donating online at uwbc.ca/periodpromise.

Access to period products has become more challenging for everyone, especially students, workers, and single parents, due to rising costs from inflation. Many people struggle to afford both period products and food, and menstrual stigma makes it difficult for people to ask for help.