Period products and undergarments are not luxuries. They are basic needs.

About 2 in 5 people who menstruate have struggled to afford the supplies they need (Alliance for Period Supplies). They cannot be bought with SNAP or WIC, so when money is tight, people go without and improvise. The cost is measured in missed school, missed work, and lost dignity.

Virginia law requires public middle and high schools to stock free menstrual products but attaches no funding to the requirement. Schools are left to find the products themselves, and many of them call BRAWS.

BRAWS delivers new bras, underwear, pads and tampons every month to schools, shelters, food pantries and community organizations across Northern Virginia. Everything we distribute is new. Nothing is second-hand, because dignity is the whole point.

In 2024 alone, BRAWS put more than 55,000 products directly into the hands of women and girls facing homelessness, poverty, domestic violence and unemployment.

Your gift buys the next delivery. Thank you for making it possible.

HEARTWARMING TESTIMONIALS

"BRAWS supports student success at our school by ensuring that students, regardless of their economic background, are able to access menstrual supplies when needed. With pads being available and accessible to all students, it is no longer something they have to worry about in an academic setting."

"BRAWS is one of the most accessible and immediate resources to meet this essential need for our clients. Working every day in this field is overwhelming, but I know that when I come to BRAWS it will be a simple process to get these basic needs to our survivors in shelter."

CORPORATE MATCHING GIFTS

Many employers match charitable donations from employees, retirees and their family members, which can double or triple the value of your gift. Ask your HR department whether your company offers a matching gift program, or email finances@supportbraws.org and we will help you find out.

COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN

BRAWS is a participating charity in the Combined Federal Campaign for federal employees, military personnel and retirees. Our CFC number is 95732.

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