It's awesome that you guys tried, at least! I've always found that the people who are quick to jump to the conclusion that you're calling a homeless person dirty by offering soap or incompetent by offering mental health care are the ones saying those things quite loudly behind doors that aren't really shut all the…

Yup, pretty ridiculous, eh? The small supply that my unit had was pretty much completely unavailable to us because a) it wasn't stored anywhere near where we actually were, b) no one was entirely sure where everything was, and c) there was a store on the base where they were sometimes in stock, so we were always told…

I've never heard of/ seen the IG guy. I will have to check it out. Is there a hashtag he uses?

We will. Can't wait to show him the this and the HP post. I also did volunteer work in a kitchen at a women's center in a good (read: rich) community and was shocked at the amount of food they had but lack of soap and tampons etc. This is what originally sparked the idea for the drive. Wish we didn't cave the way…

I follow that guy on Instagram and he is an inspiration. He and his girlfriend are both passionate about helping the homeless. He posted about how his girlfriend asked what they wanted to eat. The reaction of the other person was how floored that he was given a choice of what to eat. They not only give them a…

I've had to have a Costco sized box of tampons and pads in my classroom for years. Poverty and functionalty poverty stricken households don't always keep them in supply. Some families think the school nurse will provide so they can cut it out of the super tight budget. I've had 1st generation females whose families…

Let's not get into a cup vs. disposables argument. I'm a dedicated cup user, but I will be happy to donate disposables to a shelter. It seems more practical when the recipients' ability to sterilize the cups properly is iffy. And if I were in that situation, heck, I'd be happy with pads even though I haven't actually…

Thank you, me too! It's amazing what a difference turning eighteen and having legal agency over yourself makes. I'm incredibly fortunate to have made it back into a "normal" life.

Of all the extremely dumb excuses I've heard for keeping women from serving on submarines, that is probably the dumbest :-o

I was a Female, navy petty officer , on a submarine tender way back in 1990. One day while I was talking to an older sailor, he told me the reason women can't be on subs is becuase their flows produce too much trash.

Forever grey, hope y'all will see this: Having been homeless, please let me attest to how very shitty it is to have your period and no supplies. Homeless teens have it even worse, because usually going to a shelter means someone calling CPS. For the first month, I had supplies I'd taken from home. The second month, I…

First off, ThankThank You for your service. Secondly you sound like a decent person.....Don't be to hard on yourself. Now you know. I'm aa public health RN and I didn't know. Now iI do and iI feel good that I'm going to help some people, maybe tomorrow!!! We do what we can!

as someone who was arrested and plead guilty for stealing tampons and a bra from target as a homeless 18 year old I say fuck yes to this being a thing.

Please do. As a former homeless person lemme tell you: it's a hell of a lot easier to find food than it is to find pads, tampons & wet wipes.

I feel like these people were incredibly idiotic and insensitive because one thing that homelessness takes away is dignity in keeping your person clean. That guy on Instagram who gives people haircuts every weekend on the street in NYC really drives it in that many homeless people have no choice in their appearance…

What Kateperegrinate said. Contact your local shelters. Most of them have donation wishlists. ALSO, don't buy your own sanitary stuff. Contact sanitary supply companies first, tell them you are working with a non profit to procure sanitary supplies and see if you can get them for free. I once had my sex-ed…

I try to make a monthly run to the dollar store and stock up on tampons, pads, shampoo, razors- all the basic cleanliness supplies. and then I take about 30-40 worth of that stuff to the local homeless resource shelter. Join me, people! It boosts your spirit and if a broke ass person like myself can put that money…

So this is funny. Every year my husband, who is a Dj, hosts and DJ's a food drive for our local women's shelter. Two or so years ago we were going to focus on women's hygiene products (tampons, pads, deodorant) and made a flyer that we caught flack for from a few women (via Facebook, of course) saying that doing a…

If you're looking for more suggestions, shelters for abused women also often have a need for pads and tampons.