The Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL is proud to announce it has received a $30,000 grant from the Collier Community Foundation. This generous funding will allow APS of SWFL to reach an estimated 483 additional women and girls in Collier County…
Read MoreIn April 2025, Dignity Grows® commissioned its second national survey to learn more about the prevalence of Period Poverty and its many impacts. As with the first survey, commissioned in 2023, Period Poverty is revealed to be a pervasive issue, experienced by a considerablepercentage of American women and girls. The survey also…
Read MoreThe Alliance for Period Supplies of Southwest Florida (APS of SWFL) is celebrating a generous $3,500 donation from The Isles of Collier Preserve Foundation. This contribution will stock local food banks with the period products needed to support 1,356 women and girls next month…
Read MoreThe Alliance for Period Supplies of Southwest Florida (APS of SWFL) is thrilled to announce a $60,000 grant from the Shadow Wood Charitable Foundation—funds that will directly provide stress-free, dignified periods for 1,980 women and girls in Lee County…
Read MoreAlliance for Period Supplies of SWFL has received a grant of $2,500 from the United Way of Collier and the Keys to provide period products to at-risk women and girls in Collier County. With this funding, Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL will be able to ensure that 80 women and girls will have access to the period supplies they need for a whole year…
Read MoreOn March 8, supporters of the Alliance for Period Supplies (APS) of Southwest Florida gathered for the Second Annual Bloody Mary Brunch—a vibrant and heartfelt celebration of progress and purpose in the fight against period poverty. Set against the picturesque backdrop of Venetian Bay, guests enjoyed lively conversation…
Read MoreJoin us in shining a light on the hidden crisis of period poverty—a serious yet often overlooked issue affecting countless individuals who menstruate. Period Poverty Awareness Week, observed nationally from May 12–18, brings attention to the inability to afford essential period products. While less visible than hunger or childcare…
Read MoreNBC News covers an update about Period Poverty. The Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL has donated 250,000 period products to St Matthew’s House to meet the needs of their clients. As a result, over 1,000 financially challenged women in our community will now have access to reliable…
Read MoreThe Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL (APS of SWFL) is thrilled to announce a generous $25,000 grant from the Jingled Elves, a dedicated group of women committed to making a difference in their community. This funding will provide safe, hygienic, and worry-free periods for 9,690 at-risk women and girls throughout Collier County…
Read MoreOn January 21st, Dusti Beaubien, President and Founder of the Alliance for Period Supplies of Southwest Florida (APS of SWFL), spoke to the Valencia Bonita Lunch Bunch about period poverty and its impact on women and girls in Southwest Florida.
Read MoreAlliance for Period Supplies of SWFL is thrilled to announce it is the recipient of a $7,500 grant from the United Church of Christ Marco Island. These funds will be dedicated to purchasing essential period products for menstruators in Collier County, ensuring that 242 women and girls who cannot afford period products have the resources they need for one whole year…
Read MoreThe Naples Junior Woman’s Club hosted a packing event to create emergency period supply packages for distribution by Project Help and Fostering Success. Twenty-seven women from the Naples Junior Woman’s Club…
Read MoreGrace Place hosted their annual back-to-school event in late July. They had record attendance with 1250 people coming for free backpacks...
Read MoreA study published by JAMA Network and The Guardian found that girls in the United States have been having their periods earlier over the last 50 years. The trend is particularly pronounced among Black, Hispanic, Asian and mixed-race participants and among those who reported lower socioeconomic status.
Read MoreAlliance for Period Supplies of SWFL is pleased to announce it has received a $40,000 grant from the Community Trust Fund of the League Club. This grant will provide period supplies every month for a whole year for 1,320 at-risk women and girls in Collier and Lee counties.
Read MoreKelly and all her guests rally behind efforts to end Period Poverty.
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