Illinois

We work with several local Chicago-based organizations to ensure that the tampons and pads we collect are distributed to those who need them:

• Moraine Township Food Pantry located in Highland Park, IL, which is open 7 days a week to provide free food and other essential items to Moraine Township residents in need.

• PADS of Lake County a homeless shelter located in Waukegan, IL

• Support the Girls, Chicago, a Chicago-based organization that helps at-risk women by providing them with bras and feminine hygiene products.

• Stock the Shelves, a collaboration among several North Shore churches and synagogues, provides toiletries and other daily essential items to the refugee community living in the Chicago area. 

• The Night Ministry, based in Chicago, is an organization that serves members of the community struggling with poverty or homelessness by providing housing, healthcare, and human connection.

• Maryville Academy, located in Des Plaines, IL, which provides therapeutic residential programs for teens and women ages 13-21, including new mothers and those seeking treatment for substance abuse.

• EZRA Food & Hygiene Pantry, part of the Greater Chicago Food Depository network, which provides food and personal care items on a monthly basis to those in need.

• Deerfield Food Pantry

• Life Span, based in Chicago, is an organization committed to providing victims of domestic violence and sexual assault a range of options, including legal services, advocacy and counseling.

Pennsylvania

Cycle Forward has now expanded to the Philadelphia area, working diligently to distribute as many menstrual products as possible to our amazing partners.

• Youth Service Inc.

• Family Matters (a JAFCO Support Network)

• The Mitzvah Food Program (of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia)

• Philadelphia Diaper Bank

florida

Cycle Forward is working with a volunteer in Ft. Meyers, FL working to distribute menstrual products to organizations in the area, including the following:

• Lee County Homeless Coalition

• Gladiolus Food Pantry

• Eva’s Closet & Foundation

• Lee Adolescent Mothers Program (LAMP)

• Jewish Federation of Lee and Charlotte Counties Food Pantry

International

• The Marylebone Project/Bradbury House (London, UK), a women’s shelter with 122 beds that focuses on the themes of spirituality, hospitality, empowerment and resettlement for women in need.

• Taj Foundation (India), an NGO in India that focuses on the empowerment of adolescent girls and women in rural India. In addition to providing sanitary products, Cycle Forward works with the Taj Foundation to educate young girls about the importance of menstrual health (read more below).

• L’Ecole de Choix (Mirebalais, Ouest, Haiti), a high quality leadership education program in Haiti that serves children living in extreme conditions of poverty.