*Thank you so much to everyone who has contributed! All donations after the initial $1,500 will be used to support other local schools facing menstrual product insecurity. The Go With The Flow fundraiser is now closed. I purchased 8,000 menstrual products with the funds, and I will distribute them to the designated schools as soon as they arrive! The next part of this campaign is legislative advocacy! I am advocating for a budget amendment to VA SB 232 that would finally enable our schools to provide for their menstruating students, and YOU can be a part! If you are a Virginia resident, please click here to see how you can support my mission and combat period poverty in our schools. *
Per Virginia Senate Bill 232, Virginia middle and high schools are required to provide free menstrual products in every school restroom; however, one thing VA SB 232 doesn’t provide is funding for these products. Insufficient funding leaves many schools, including Matoaca, unable to supply their restrooms. Go With The Flow’s goal of $1,500 will provide an ENTIRE YEAR’S worth of menstrual products for Matoaca High students!
In addition to combating menstrual product insecurity at Matoaca High, Go With The Flow is also raising awareness about the insufficient funding of VA SB 232. The bill was passed in 2020, but has gone unfunded and failed to receive a budget amendment for the past 5 years, leaving many schools incapable of following the mandate. The Go With The Flow campaign is advocating for a budget amendment, which would enable Virginia public schools to finally support their menstruating students.
Through collective action, we can end menstrual product insecurity and help our students get back to going with their flows! Your contribution is the first step towards ending menstrual product insecurity and helping schools overcome the insufficient funding of Virginia Senate Bill 232.
100% of funds collected through the Go With The Flow campaign will be used to purchase menstrual products for use by Matoaca High School students. Edited to add: All funds raised after the initial goal of $1,500 will be used to support other local schools facing menstrual product insecurity.
