Fern hill group

In 2022, 3,000 households from Northern Westchester communities came to the Community Center for assistance. We currently serve approximately 1,000 women and 270 babies and toddlers monthly. Many of these women are single parents and often forgo buying essentials like diapers and feminine care products to help feed their families and keep the lights on.

We strive to be able to offer each woman feminine care products and at least 7 days’ worth of baby food and diapers for each child from birth to 3 years, for every month that they need to turn to our Food Pantry for support

Unfortunately, the Community Center is reliant on unpredictable donations of pads, tampons, diapers, and wipes, but your donations can help provide much-needed feminine care products and baby essentials to help local women.  

Period poverty is a phenomenon in which individuals are unable to access the feminine care products they need to safely take care of their periods. It’s a pervasive issue that affects women around the world, including those we serve in Northern Westchester. The monthly cost of these products can be prohibitive for individuals who are already struggling to pay for things like food, rent, and utilities and are not covered by SNAP (food stamps). So, they sometimes go without, meaning they’ll either skip work or school to avoid the shame of menstruating in public without these supplies.