Project Period KC

EMBRACE The CYCLE

Breaking Stigma.Advancing Menstrual Equity.Together.

MISSION: Project Period KC is a JLKC Signature Program that will join forces and collaborate with local organizations to break the stigma surrounding menstrual health and aims to advance menstrual equity—together.

We believe period supplies are essential to employment, education, health and dignity. We work with community partners to distribute free Period Packs to menstruators in need. Each Period Pack contains 10 tampons or 10 pads of the same size, so recipients can choose what they use.

WHY IT MATTERS

1 in 3 low-income people who menstruate have reported missing school or work due to lack of access to period products.

Source: Alliance for Period Supplies, Missouri State Fact Sheet on Period Poverty, 2025.

Period products are not covered by Medicaid or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

24% of students have either been unable to purchase period products at all or have struggled to afford them.

62% of teens have indicated that society teaches people to be ashamed of their periods.

*Source: State of the Period, 2025

Lack of access to period products increases risk of unsafe or unsanitary methods to manage menstruation which can lead to UTIs, yeast infections, and toxic shock syndrome(TSS).

*Source: Period Poverty: A Neglected Public Health Issue, 2023

Collect. Pack. Give. Period.

Collect.
We collect assorted period products from donors and suppliers.
Pack.
We pack Period Packs with 10 pads or 10 tampons of the same size, so people can choose what they use to manage their periods.
Give.
We provide free Period Packs through trusted community distribution partners to ensure menstruators have access to essential care when they need it.

Become a Community Partner

Partner with us to distribute Period Packs directly to those in need. Our partners open doors, helping get products where they’re needed most, without judgment.

Become a Donor

Support our mission by helping us maintain a steady and diverse supply of period products.

Host a Packing Party

Bring people together to make an impact. Packing parties are a hands-on, fun way to assemble Period Packs. Each pack includes 10 pads or 10 tampons of the same size to support choice and dignity.

Our Impact

9000+

Donated Period Products
4

Community Partners
100+

Volunteers

HOW TO HELP

DONATE: Drop-Off

New, unopened pads and tampons

are accepted at our headquarters.

JLKC HQ 9215 Ward Pkwy,
Kansas City, MO

Please confirm our hours here.

DONATE: Shop

Purchase period supplies

from the PPKC shopping list

Amazon Wishlist

HOST: Donation Drive

Collect period supplies for PPKC.

Donation Drive Form

HOST: Packing Party

Volunteers come together to assemble Period Packs by placing 10 pads or 10 tampons into individual bags.

Packing Party Form

BECOME A COMMUNITY PARTNER

Partners receive free Period Packs to distribute to the members of our community, who are most in need

Apply to be a Project Period KC Partner

PARTNERS	ELIGIBILITY
We give partners the ability to offer period supplies as part of the multiple layers of support they already provide to the communities they serve. Partners receive free Period Packs to distribute to the members of our community, who are most in need. Period Packs provide access to menstrual hygiene and enable recipients to choose what they use to manage their periods with dignity. Partnership is for the current League year and is renewable.	501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or school Located and operational within the five-county Kansas City metropolitan area (Missouri: Jackson, Clay, Platte / Kansas: Wyandotte, Johnson) Must commit to distribute Period Packs to support menstrual product accessibility among historically vulnerable populations of menstruators

PARTNERS

ELIGIBILITY

We give partners the ability to offer period supplies as part of the multiple layers of support they already provide to the communities they serve.
Partners receive free Period Packs to distribute to the members of our community, who are most in need.
Period Packs provide access to menstrual hygiene and enable recipients to choose what they use to manage their periods with dignity.
Partnership is for the current League year and is renewable.

501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or school
Located and operational within the five-county Kansas City metropolitan area (Missouri: Jackson, Clay, Platte / Kansas: Wyandotte, Johnson)
Must commit to distribute Period Packs to support menstrual product accessibility among historically vulnerable populations of menstruators

IN THE MEDIA

KC Spotlight | Junior League of Kansas City Making a Difference with Project Period KC

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Junior League of Kansas City, a longstanding organization focused on community improvement efforts, is making a difference with Project Period KC.