Menstruation Station Resources

[k1p1ssk, BSN, RN]

Anyone else ever set up menstruation stations in their buildings? Did you receive district funding to do so? If not, how did you fund the project? I've been tasked with researching resources for setting them up in our small, rural district (3 schools - 2 elementary, 1 combined MS/HS) with limited funds. It appears that there are basically no "free" period supplies from anywhere, unless your state mandates there to be supplies in your building AND funds it... Lots of non-profits "advocating" for legislative change, but no actual products available. Seems the P&G have also completely ended their product trials as well... 

 

[LikeTheDeadSea, MSN, RN]

We had a girl scout troop start supplying as their community service initiative.

I tend to ask the PTO for things that I can't order through our budgets. (ie: underwear for accidents)

[SavyNurse, ADN, EMT-B]

We have "The Period Project" in our state (SC). They provided free products and specifically package pads and fill garbage bags with these pad bags for schools. We get our bags from the district base site but they request it from the non-profit. 

[k1p1ssk, BSN, RN]

On 10/10/2022 at 9:32 AM, LikeTheDeadSea said:

We had a girl scout troop start supplying as their community service initiative.

I tend to ask the PTO for things that I can't order through our budgets. (ie: underwear for accidents)

Unfortunately, we'd have to ask the individual PTOs for each school and I'm not sure we'd get even funding across the schools... and I'm not even sure our MS/HS even has one currently. I've definitely asked the PTO in the past to help fund things like spare clothing, but since this is a district-wide project, we're hoping to make it consistent across all 3 schools. Thank you for the suggestion, though!