What began as a passion project has evolved into something more. We’re proud of where we’ve been and even more excited for what’s ahead.

Menstrual Equity Project

The Help A Girl Out drive is bringing back dignity and confidence to women and girls who struggle with period poverty. With the support of our community and our partners’ dedication to the movement, we continue to provide necessary products to menstruators throughout Berks and Schuylkill Counties.

Since the first HAGO drive held in February 2022, to 2025 and beyond—we are committed to deepening our reach, knowledge, and impact.

Group of people at a charity event inside a warehouse, holding feminine hygiene products, with a large "Helping Harvest" sign in the background.
Six women standing in a room with a pink sign that reads "Help A Girl Out" and holding boxes of feminine hygiene products.
“There’s a lot of stigma around this issue,” Suzanne shares. “I just want to bring awareness to this very upsetting need here in our community. No woman should have to miss work and no girl should have to miss school because they’re getting their period. It’s time to change that.”
— Suzanne Cody, Help A Girl Out Co-Founder

Nearly 6 in 10 teens (59%) feel personally affected by negative associations of menstruation.

PERIOD-The Menstrual Movement

Impact Through Growth

Collection statistics for a women's hygiene products drive named Help A Girl Out in 2025, showing the number of pads, tampons, baby diapers, wipes, period underwear, menstrual cups, and adult diapers collected, with a total of 86,151 items, and a highlighted 82% increase, started in 2022, with 47,314 units collected in 2024.

Expanding HAGO’s impact continued during the 2025 drive held throughout the month of February. Linking arms and resources with two cornerstone nonprofit partners – Co-County Wellness Services and Helping Harvest, made it possible to support menstruators throughout Berks County, as well as Schuylkill County.

2 in 5 women struggle to purchase period products due to lack of income.

Alliance for Period Supplies

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Community Partners

Pink heart with red text inside that reads "BE MINE".
Logo for Co-County Wellness Services featuring a pink apple with a medical cross
Helping Harvest logo with a red apple containing a white outline of a hand, text reads "Berks Schuylkill Helping Harvest Fresh Food Bank" with "Helping" and "Harvest" in green and the other words in gray.
Logo of EB Designs graphic design in black, white, and red colors.
Logo with the letters C and B inside a square, and a star symbol, on a blue background.
Three women standing outside near a donation collection box and a shopping cart filled with boxes. The woman in the middle is holding a sign promoting a feminine product and diaper drive to help girls out.
People volunteering at a food bank, sorting and packing boxes of supplies in a warehouse.
Display of various feminine hygiene products, including pads and adult diapers, in front of a pink poster urging donation of feminine products for a charity drive.
A young woman with long dark hair, wearing a white and maroon long sleeve shirt from Alvernia University, is smiling and holding a box of fragrance-free baby wipes. Behind her are boxes of donation items for a charity drive, with visible labeling for a collection box and gift bags. The background includes a colorful wall hanging.
A woman standing inside an office next to two boxes filled with small wrapped gifts, holding a large informational poster about a community service project for the Olivet Boys & Girls Club.