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Advocacy and Education Resources

We’re committed to ensuring EVERYONE has access to period care and menstrual health education. Ready to join the menstrual movement? Check out our toolkits, templates, and case studies to get things flowin’!

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Do you believe period products should be freely accessible in restrooms - just like toilet paper? Use our step-by-step guides, templates, and fact sheets to help create change within YOUR community!

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Continuing Your Campus Partnership with Aunt Flow

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How to Respond to Objections and Concerns

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Menstrual Education

Learn all the things about your period. Period Care 101, tips and how-to’s, and ways to support menstrual equity!

Reading List for Parents, Guardians & Caregivers

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5 Period Self-Care Tips
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Exercising On Your Period
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What Causes Irregular Periods?
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The Most Popular Period Cravings
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How To Support Someone’s First Period
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Everything You Should Know About Menstrual Cramps
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Exploring Different Types of Period Products
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How to Use Tampons and Pads
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The 4 Stages of the Menstrual Cycle
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Case Studies

Get inspired by the stories of how our clients are changing the world, one cycle at a time.

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Public Spaces

[Newark Airport Terminal A Enhances Traveler Experience with Aunt Flow Dispensers](/content/blog/case-study/newark-airport-terminal-a-enhances-traveler-experience-with-aunt-flow-dispensers/ "Newark Airport Terminal A Enhances Traveler Experience with Aunt Flow Dispensers"/index.html)

Public Spaces

[The City of North Miami Brings Free Period Products to Public Spaces](/content/blog/case-study/city-of-north-miami-menstrual-equity-initiative/ "The City of North Miami Brings Free Period Products to Public Spaces"/index.html)

Schools

[Booker High Student Expands Access with Booker Basics](/content/blog/case-study/booker-high-student-expands-access-with-booker-basics/ "Booker High Student Expands Access with Booker Basics"/index.html)

Webinars

Learn how AND why organizations are implementing period programs, improving access, and making a lasting impact

For Facilities

Breaking It Down: Q&A About Period Product Waste Management

For Enterprise and Offices

Making Better Spaces: Best Practices for Customer Care + Compliance

For K-12

Straight-A Tips for K-12 Facilities with Mid-Del Public Schools

For Higher-Ed

A+ Facilities with Kansas State University

For Libraries

Turning the Page on Period Poverty

Policy & Legislation

More states and cities require businesses, public spaces, and schools to offer freely accessible period products! Stay in the flow on updates and legislative wins for the Menstrual Movement, and check the status of menstrual equity legislation in your state here!

Alabama

HB50: Schools, K-12 and local boards of education are required to provide period products in restrooms of title 1 schools, at no cost to students.
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Arizona

For FY 2023-2024, Arizona included $2,000,000 in the Department of Education budget for period products.
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Arkansas

HB611: Allows public schools and open-enrollment public charter schools to use funding to provide period products at no charge.
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California

AB367 & AB2483: All California public schools and universities are mandated to provide free menstrual products in their restrooms.
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San Diego, California

The County of San Diego's Free4ME program has provided more than 141,000 tampons and pads via the Aunt Flow period product dispensers that were installed in 24 County-owned facilities across the San Diego region.
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Los Angeles, California

The Los Angeles City Council has approved a pilot program that will provide free menstrual products at six public libraries.
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Colorado

SB210255: The Menstrual Hygiene Products Accessibility Grant Program provides funding for schools to provide period products at no cost to students.
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Denver, Colorado

SB255: Mandates that free menstrual products shall be provided at no expense to students.
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Connecticut

SB140: Requires all Connecticut public schools to provide free period products in restrooms accessible to students.
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Delaware

HB20 & SB206: Requires all public and charter schools to provide free period products.
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Washington, District of Columbia

Bill 24-158: Free period products to be made available for free in all District public, charter, private and post-secondary schools.
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Florida

HB389: With the passage of HB389, Florida legislature now approves schools in Florida to provide free period products to students.
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Georgia

HB910: Georgia’s Department of Education received budget funding to provide period products in Georgia public schools.
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Hawaii

SB2821: Ensures all public school students have access to quality and free period products.
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Illinois

HB155, 310 & 641: Free period products provided in college bathrooms and at shelters for people experiencing homelessness.
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Iowa

SF 2367: Eliminates the sales tax on period products.
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Maine

LD452: Requires schools with students in grades 6 to 12 to make period products freely available in all school bathrooms.
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Maryland

HB588: School boards of education ensure each public school provides, at no charge to students, period products via dispensers in women’s restrooms.
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Michigan

HB5267 & SB153: Exempts period products from the 6% sales and use tax in Michigan.
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Ann Arbor, Michigan

ORD-21-32: Requires pads and tampons be provided to business customers, students, employees and any other visitors in public restrooms citywide.
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Minnesota

HF44: Requires all public schools and colleges to provide free period products.
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Missouri

HB3002: Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education was provided with $1,000,000 in their state budget, for 2022-2023, to provide period products in all public schools.
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Nebraska

LB984: Provides a sales tax exemption for period products and requires detention facilities to provide period products to prisoners free of charge.
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Nevada

AB224: Provides for access to period products in certain public schools around the state.
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New Hampshire

SB142: Requires school boards to make period products available, free of charge, in public high school restrooms.
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New Jersey

A1349/S1221: A1349/S1221 establishes a funded program in the Department of Education to provide period products in public schools, free of cost.
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New Mexico

HB134: Requires free period products in every public school, from elementary schools to high schools.
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New York

1128-A & SO6572: The Department of Education must make free period products available to students in the bathrooms of school buildings in NYC, along with free access in homeless shelters.
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North Carolina

HB103: Through the Feminine Hygiene Products Grant Program, schools can receive grants for providing period products in public schools at no charge to students.
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Ohio

HB33: To increase student wellness and address barriers that prevent students from engaging in learning, schools and districts are now required to provide period products for students in grades six through twelve.
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Cleveland, Ohio

Ordinance 925: Menstrual products are made freely accessible at City Hall, city parks and recreation centers.
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Oklahoma

The Midwest City-Del City Public Schools Foundation has provided over 200 Aunt Flow dispensers with free period products in restroom facilities in each district’s elementary, middle, and high schools to address period poverty in public schools.
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Oregon

HB3294: All public education institutions must provide free pads and tampons in school bathrooms.
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Rhode Island

HB7140/2531: Schools, K-12 and local boards of education are required to provide period products in restrooms of title 1 schools. All Rhode Island public schools are required to provide free period products in all female and gender-neutral bathrooms that serve students in grades 5-12.
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Texas

SB 379: Exempts several care items from sales tax, including period products.
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El Paso, Texas

All city-owned buildings are required to provide free pads and tampons.
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Dallas, Texas

Libraries and recreation centers in Dallas will give out $200,000 worth of tampons and pads through this citywide resolution.
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Houston, Texas

Free period products to be provided in more than 30 city-run buildings, including facilities and multi-service centers where the Houston Health Department helps those in need within the community through a number of services.
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Utah

HB162: Requires local school boards and charter school governing boards to provide period products in certain restrooms within all school facilities.
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Vermont

Act. No. 66: As of July 2021, Vermont requires all public schools to provide period products free of charge for all students aged eight or older in female designated restrooms and gender neutral restrooms. The schools are required to bear the cost of the products.
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Virginia

SB232 & SB451/HB90: All Virginia public elementary, middle, and high schools are required to provide period products at no cost to students. The state also provides a sales tax exemption for period products.
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Washington

HB1273: Schools must make menstrual products available at no cost in all bathrooms.
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