The Period Project (on behalf of the National Homeless Collective)
July 2021
The Period Project is the second project started by the National Homeless Collective (NHC) under the direction of its founder, Donna Stolzenberg. It began when Donna was delivering sleeping bags one night to people sleeping rough and a woman outside Flinders Street Station asked for sanitary items as she had her period and had nothing to use.The Period Project is now 7 years old and exists right across the country. The Period Project gives out hundreds of thousands of items each year and now supports around 55 organisations across Victoria, has two employment programs and supports women and children into housing.
Mission
To support women, transgender men and GNC & NB people experiencing homelessness across Australia by providing free sanitary products, assistance, and support
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For the month of July, Flowers Across Melbourne will be supporting the National Homeless Collective’s ‘Period Project’; an initiative founded in 2014 for those experiencing period poverty. Period products are expensive and often unaffordable for the most vulnerable in society, by showing your support this month, you are helping them donate much needed packs of sanitary products that provide dignity and relieve the anxiety that women experience when they are sleeping rough, and their period arrives. The packs come in different styles varieties, and each will have extras such as disposable scented bags, wipes, gloves, and hand sanitiser.Our Little Flower Box is our charity bouquet of choice to support this cause, and for the month of July we’ll be donating 10% of the total sales made to The Period Project
Proceeds: 10% of Little Flower Box sales during July
Order NowAbout The Period Project (on behalf of the National Homeless Collective)
The Period Project is the second project started by the National Homeless Collective (NHC) under the direction of its founder, Donna Stolzenberg. It began when Donna was delivering sleeping bags one night to people sleeping rough and a woman outside Flinders Street Station asked for sanitary items as she had her period and had nothing to use. Donna soon realised that nosupport was being offered to people experiencing period poverty so started the Period Project to make sure no one ever had to choose between food or sanitary items ever again.The Period Project is now 7 years old and exists right across the country. The NHC has since startedseven more projects all designed to support people experiencing homelessness in areas such as housing, food, clothing, employment, and reconnection back into society after prison release. The Period Project gives out hundreds of thousands of items each year and now supports around 55 organisations across Victoria, has two employment programs and supports women and children into housing. Donna was recently awarded the title of Victorian Australian of the Year 2021, an honour she feels reflects the hard work and dedication of the thousands of people and organisations who continue to support NHC and the Period Project