Dignity Matters is a Framingham-based charity that supplies feminine hygiene products and underwear to women and school-age girls living in homeless or low-income situations, to help them stay healthy, regain self-confidence, and live with basic dignity.
There are over 22,000 homeless women and school-age girls in Massachusetts alone. Every month, they face the humiliating reality of limited or no access to tampons or pads. Food stamps do NOT cover these products, people rarely donate them to charities, and shelters and public schools, with their often-limited funding, cannot cope with the demand for them. Many women must choose between buying food or sanitary napkins.
Dignity Matters regularly supports over 50 homeless shelters, more than 100 scattered sites for families, domestic violence shelters, and food pantries throughout greater Boston and Metrowest. In 2017, we collected over 260,000 items but it’s still not enough to meet the demand. We need YOUR help!
During the month of October, you can support Dignity Matters and the thousands of women we support by bringing donations of pads, tampons, new underwear (with tags) and new or gently used bras to the following locations:
- Middlesex Savings Bank (corner of route 27 and 30)
- Femiluxe
- Salon Arte
- Lauren Craig Salon
- Moodz
- Wayland Creative Preschool
- One2One Bodyscapes
- Congregation Or Atid
- Public Safety Building
- Prime Fitness and Nutrition
- Wayland High School
- Wayland Home and Design at Ace Hardware
See our website at www.dignity-matters.org for more information. Questions? Contact Allison Kates at alliekat325@gmail.com.
