1 in 5 people who menstruate are likely to experience period poverty
Nobody should have to choose between feeding their family and being able to afford basic hygiene products. Menstrual hygiene products are among the most requested items at food banks, shelters and agencies, but the least donated. Together, we can help fill this gap!
The 2026 donation drive runs from March 1 - March 31
How you can help
- Become a collection site for menstrual hygiene products in the community – download a poster here
- Run a donation drive in your workplace, collecting pads, tampons, liners and other products
- Drop off donations at the locations listed below
- Monetary donations can also be made online.
- Community members can also contact the United Way KFL&A office at 613.542.2674 or at events@unitedwaykfla.ca if none of the above options work and a pickup or drop off can be arranged.
Every donation makes a difference
Following the donation drive, products will be sorted by volunteers and distributed to various agencies in the community (list below).
In 2025, thanks to the amazing support of the community, 131,000 products were collected.
Drop off locations:
- United Way KFL&A Office, 417 Bagot Street
Mon-Fri 8:30am to 4:30pm - Cataraqui Centre, Guest Services, 925 Gardiners Road
Mon-Fri 10am to 8pm; Sat 10am to 6pm; Sun 11am to 5pm - Loblaws, 1100 Princess Street
Mon-Sun 7am to 10pm - Scotiabank locations, 101 Princess Street, 863 Princess Street, 660 Gardiners Road
- Napanee Branch Library, 25 River Road
Mon-Thu 10am to 8pm, Fri & Sat 10am to 5pm - Amherstview Branch Library, 322 Amherst Drive
Mon -Thu, 10am to 8pm, Fri & Sat 10am to 5pm - Cher-Mere Day Spa, 787 Blackburn Mews
Mon-Wed 9am to 6pm, Thu-Fri 10am to 6pm, Sat 9am to 5pm, Sun 10am to 4pm - Food Basics, 1200 Hwy 15, 1225 Princess Street, 33 Barrack Street, 770 Gardiners Road locations
Mon-Fri 8am to 9pm, Sat & Sun 8am to 8pm - Costco Kingston, 1015 Centennial Drive
Mon-Fri 9am to 8:30pm, Sat & Sun 9am to 7pm
Some of the agencies that receiving these products include:
Addiction & Mental Health Services
BGC South East
Dawn House
Dress for Success
Elizabeth Fry Society of Kingston
Girls Inc
Trellis HIV & Community Care
Integrated Care Hub
Home Base Housing
Independent Living Centre Kingston
Kingston Community Health Centres Kingston & Napanee
Pathways to Education
KHSC Detox
Kingston Interval House
Kingston Youth Shelter
L&A Interval House
Lionhearts Inc.
Lunch by George
Maltby Centre
Martha’s Table
Morningstar Mission
North Frontenac Food Bank
Partners in Mission Food Bank
Resolve Counselling Services
Rural Frontenac Community Services
Salvation Army Community & Family Services – Kingston & Napanee
Southern Frontenac – Food Bank
Street Health
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Youth Diversion
About Period Promise
In 2017 Labour Programs and Services (LPS) started an initiative to address period poverty. Together with United Way Centraides (UWCs), the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) and local labour councils (LC’s), we partnered with Bell Media to launch Tampon Tuesday and a series of events and collection drives across the country. Because of this great collaborative work, this initiative has been incredibly successful in providing products to people struggling to access them while also raising the profile of period poverty and menstrual equity.
In 2024, with changes at Bell Media, United Way Centraide Canada was no longer to use the “Tampon Tuesday trademark” and so a strategic shift was made to align our period poverty work to “Period Promise”. Period Promise was launched in 2020 by United Way British Columbia (UWBC) and in 2025 we expanded this initiative nationally. We are grateful to UWBC, and the UWBC Labour Participation Team for their system citzenship.
