Cycle of Care is a Girl Scouts Gold Award Project - the highest honor in the journey of a Girl Scout.

I chose to focus on an issue I care deeply about: period poverty.

Cycle of Care is dedicated to increasing access to essential period and personal care products for girls and women experiencing product insecurity. This project distributes period and personal care items such as period pads, tampons, soap, shampoo, deodorand, through food pantries, churches, and other community organizations. In addition, the project works to raise awareness about the issue of period poverty and the stigma that surrounds it, and to provide clear, accessible information on where individuals can obtain personal hygiene products.

This project has led multiple fundraising and donation drives to support our communitiy, organized several community donation drives, collecting and distributing over 5,000 items of period and personal care products to donate to local food pantries. The project is in partnerships with Stop & Shop and variousl local organizations to expand donation efforts and encourage broader community participation. The website is part of this Gold Award Project and will serve as a an educational resource, a space to learn more about period poverty, take action, and contribute directly through an Amazon wishlist for product donations.

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