How It Started
Girl Pack is a UK-registered, volunteer-led charity dedicated to ensuring everyone has access to period products. Founded by teenagers Megan and Paige after noticing their friends struggling to obtain sanitary items, the charity launched its first initiative – the period pack – which remains its core project. The first distribution took place at Milton Keynes Academy and proved a huge success. Today, these packs are available in schools, community centres, Parish Council offices, Community Larders, sports clubs, shops, and cafes, as well as through partner charities, helping individuals who cannot afford period products or are caught off guard by their cycle.
Inclusive Support
Committed to accessibility, Girl Pack imposes no eligibility criteria, making it easier for partners to distribute products to those in need, including young girls experiencing their first period and individuals facing menopause-related irregularities. Despite its name, the charity proudly supports trans men and non-binary people who menstruate. Entirely volunteer-run, from leadership to casual helpers, Girl Pack operates with minimal overheads, ensuring that donations go directly toward providing essential period products and expanding its reach across Milton Keynes and beyond.
No Stress, No Stigma
No Questions, No Problem
Ending period poverty
It would be easy to say that we aim to end period poverty but that would be an unachievable goal. Many things need to change at a level far higher than we can access, the Government need to acknowledge that period poverty is a problem and that the cost of period products is far too high. Periods are not a luxury they are a fact of life for half the population so the products to deal with this should not be classed as a luxury item.
Access To Support
Our aim is to support everyone to have an affordable period. Our products are placed across Milton Keynes for people to access in many different ways,
some payable but mostly for free and we will continue to sign up partners to help us distribute period products to anyone who needs them.
