Capital Region Menstrual Health is a non-profit organization working to promote the health and well-being of individuals who menstruate in our community. Our mission is to increase period equity by providing access to menstrual hygiene products and education.
Find a Period PantryCapital Region Menstrual Health is a non-profit organization working to promote the health and well-being of individuals who menstruate in our community. Our mission is to increase period equity by providing access to menstrual hygiene products and education.
We're excited to announce the launch of our first Period Pantry at the Bethesda House in Schenectady, NY, with two additional pantries at SICM and The YWCA of Schenectady. These small, free, weather-protected containers offer a variety of menstrual hygiene products, just like a Little Free Library or Little Food Pantry.
Our goal is to make it easy for individuals in under-resourced communities to access the period products they need, whenever they need them.
We're proud to have established Period Pantries in multiple locations across the Capital Region, making it convenient for individuals in need to access menstrual hygiene products. Each Period Pantry is stocked with a variety of essential products to ensure that everyone can find what they need.
Orange box with "Free" and "Gratis" written on the front. Located to the right of the clubhouse entrance.
Located in the courtyard, this pantry is a pink box with "Period Pantry" written on the front.
Bright red with "Period Pantry", "Free", and "Gratis" listed on the front.
Red box with pink polka dots. "Free Period Pantry" is written on the side. This pantry is found in the garden bed outside the Family Self Sufficiency office.
Green box with spring-themed designs including flowers, bees, birds, and the sun. "Free Period Pantry" is written on the front. This pantry is found to the left of the Hometown Health side entrance.
Purple box with "Period Pantry" written on the front. There is a drawing of the moon phases on the side.
Located in Schenectady Central Park
Black box with "free period pantry" written on it.
Pink box with "Free Period Pantry" written on the side. This pantry is found to the right of the entrance to Trinity Alliance, in front of their parking lot on 3rd Street.
Red box with "Period Pantry" written on the front. "Power to the Period" is written on the side. This pantry is found to the left of a Free Food Fridge located at the YWCA entrance.
If you're able to make a monetary donation to our initiative, you can donate through PayPal by clicking the button below. All donations will go towards purchasing supplies for our Period Pantries.
We just ask that you write "For CRMH" in the notes section of your donation. This helps ensure that your donation to the Cornell Cooperative Extension is allocated specifically to our initiative.
We believe that every person who menstruates should have access to the products and resources they need to manage their period with dignity and comfort. That's why we're accepting donations of period products and monetary donations.
You can make a monetary donation that will help us continue to expand our Period Pantry network and provide essential menstrual hygiene products to those in need. If you'd like to donate period products, please contact CRMH for more information on how to make a donation.
We've created a currated list of resources that you can utilize to help educate yourself, and others including policy makers.
NYS Public Health Corps Fellow
CRMH strives to fight period poverty by bringing period products directly into under-resourced communities through a network of established and trusted community-based organizations and our period pantries. These pantries are small, free, weather-protected containers that house a multitude of menstrual hygiene products that are accessible 24/7.
NYS Public Health Corps Fellow
I am currently a NYS Public Health Corps Fellow at Cornell Cooperative Extension, Schenectady County, attending the University at Albany for my Masters in Public Health. I am also co-founder of Capital Region Menstrual Health, working to fight period poverty in the Capital Region!
NYS Public Health Corps Fellow
Currently working as a New York State Public Health Corps Fellow and co-organizer of Capital Region Menstrual Heath program. Earned BS in Human Biology, Pre-Health from University at Albany, SUNY. Interested in both Public and Global Health, and Health Sciences. Holds a desire and plan for serving in the Peace Corps under the Health sector.
Together, we can bring about menstrual health and equity in the Capital Region. If you want to get in touch with us to learn more about the work we’re doing, or to learn how you can make a difference, you can submit the form below and someone from our team will get back to you.
