Calendar on pink background with red heart-shaped markers on days 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15, and menstrual pads and tampons nearby.

Help A Girl Out

A grassroots initiative providing empowerment and dignity to women and girls throughout Berks and Schuylkill counties.

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HELP A GIRL OUT KICK-OFF

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FEBRUARY 4, 5:30-7PM

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3 LOCATIONS

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HELP A GIRL OUT KICK-OFF • FEBRUARY 4, 5:30-7PM • 3 LOCATIONS •

Woman sitting on a box of Luvs diapers in a room with donation boxes filled with feminine product and diaper collection items, signage indicates a drive benefiting women and children, colorful artwork on the wall in the background.

Combating Period Poverty

Since its inception in 2021, The Help a Girl Out grassroots effort focuses on providing essential feminine products and diapers to those in need. Through HAGO, the community can help provide women and girls in Berks and Schuylkill Counties with period products so they may participate in everyday activities with dignity.

Now in its fifth year, the Help a Girl Out campaign collects diapers, pads, tampons, period underwear, and wipes - essentials that span a lifetime of needs. With an astounding 82% increase in last years drive, the community continues to come together to combat an often-overlooked public health crisis for menstruators of all ages.

Make an impact in the challenges of period poverty this February.

Make an impact in the challenges of period poverty this February.

1 in 7 women and girls age 12 to 44 in Pennsylvania, live below the poverty line. This lack of access forces some women to miss work and causes 1 in 4 teens in the U.S. to miss school.

Alliance for Period Supplies

Upcoming Events

Help A Girl Out Kick-Off
Wednesday, February 4
5:30-7pm

Join us for the Help A Girl Out February drive kick-off event.

  • Hear about our impact

  • Pick up a collection box

  • Meet our community partners

  • Learn more about our menstrual equity project

A large red heart graphic with white text that reads, "Be Mine Boutique, 637 Penn Avenue, West Reading."
A red heart with white text that reads "Helping Harvest Community Kitchen, 229 Washington Street, Downtown Reading."
Red heart with white text that reads "Walk In Art Center, 220 Parkway, Schuylkill Haven."

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Community Partners

Pink heart with red text saying "BE MINE" inside a black background, typical of Valentine's Day message. Be Mine Boutique logo.
Logo for Co. County Wellness Services featuring an apple and a candle.
Helping Harvest logo with a red apple, a white hand inside the apple, and green leaves, along with the text 'Berks Schuylkill Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank'.
Logo of EB Designs, a graphic design company, with a red circle containing white and red stylized letters.
Logo of Coldwell Banker Realty.
A pink box filled with feminine hygiene products, including packages of Prevail adult underwear, Poise pads, and Tampax tampons. There are signs indicating a 'Help A Girl Out' drive for feminine products and diaper donations.
Two women are sorting tampons into a large cardboard donation bin in a warehouse. One woman is holding a box of tampons, and the other is using a smartphone. The bin is labeled "Tampons" and has a handwritten note and warning labels.
A woman with blonde hair and sunglasses standing by an open car trunk, holding a large white sign with a red heart and the words 'Help a Girl Out' written inside it, surrounded by bags and items inside the trunk.
Three women standing around a donation box filled with feminine products and diapers at a collection drive event. One woman holds a sign that says Help A Girl Out for a feminine product and diaper drive.
Three women standing inside a room, holding boxes of Huggies diapers, in front of donation boxes filled with baby supplies, with colorful abstract artwork on the wall behind them.