At Cherokee Women’s Health, caring for our patients goes beyond the exam room. We are dedicated to strengthening the community we proudly serve in Cherokee County by supporting women and families facing real challenges.
Since 2022, our patients and staff have come together to help fight period poverty through our annual Period Poverty Drive. What started as a simple idea has grown into a community effort we look forward to every year.
With collection bins placed throughout our clinics, our staff and patients donate pads and tampons that are delivered to MUST Ministries, for distribution to women in need. Through this initiative, we have helped provide hundreds—possibly more than 1,000—feminine hygiene products to women in our Cherokee County community.
We are honored to support organizations that uplift and serve local women. Thanks to the generosity of our patients and staff, this drive continues to expand its impact year after year—helping women feel supported, cared for, and valued in the community they call home. By hosting an ongoing drive with all donations going to MUST Ministries, we hope to end period poverty in North Georgia.
All women should have access to menstrual hygiene products, so we make it easy by accepting donations either in person or by using a customized Amazon wish list.
We are honored to support organizations that uplift and serve local women. Thanks to the generosity of our patients and staff, this drive continues to expand its impact year after year—helping women feel supported, cared for, and valued in the community they call home.
By hosting an ongoing drive with all donations going to MUST Ministries, we hope to end period poverty in North Georgia.
All women should have access to menstrual hygiene products, so we make it easy by accepting donations either in person or by using a customized Amazon wish list.
“We appreciate the generosity of our patients and the community for the help of donating so many feminine hygiene products to MUST ministries. We couldn’t have made the impact we continue to make without them.”
– Dr. James Haley, OB/GYN at Cherokee Women’s Health Specialists
In an article published in March 2023 by the Council of State Governments, period poverty refers to the general struggle that people face when they cannot access or afford proper menstrual hygiene products or information about their menstruation. Period poverty impacts mental, physical, and social health. The lack of menstrual products and the stigma around it can cause frequent absences from school, work, and other activities. This results in disruptions to education and creates additional financial strain.
“Feminine hygiene products are very difficult for us to obtain because of the high cost and the general lack of awareness that hygiene products are a critical need. MUST is serving in so many places that need this important toiletry item, including senior citizens with incontinence, young girls coming to our school, neighborhood pantries, and clients who visit our client services pantries.
We are so grateful to Cherokee Women’s Health Specialists for their generous donations to MUST Ministries. Without partners like them, MUST could not meet the incredibly high demand.”
– Dr. Ike Reighard, President and CEO of MUST Ministries
Founded in 1971, MUST Ministries is the largest safety net for people in poverty in north metro Atlanta. MUST serves 33,000+ people annually in Cherokee County and Cobb County in North Georgia by meeting basic needs for food, shelter, and employment, while also providing the resources and training necessary for employment and long-term self-sufficiency.
MUST brings people of many faiths together to respond to God’s challenge to minister to others with compassion and love, without judgment of the beliefs, background, or circumstances of those who serve or are being served.
Cherokee Women’s Health Specialists partners with MUST Ministries as a monthly sponsor. In addition to sponsorship, the Cherokee Women’s Feminine Hygiene campaign is an ongoing continuous effort to help women in the community.
If you’d like to donate to this important cause, you can purchase menstrual hygiene products directly through our Amazon wish list. 100% of purchases and proceeds go directly to MUST Ministries.
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