Period Equity Project

Period Equity Project is sponsored by Baltimore Hunger Project (funded by Baltimore Women's Giving Circle). This project administers menstrual hygiene products to girls in school to prevent them from missing classes due to their periods. The grant will support operations and address period poverty.

Introducing the 2026 Grant Application Application Portal and Application Guide Our grantees work hard in the face of enormous challenges. Their big hearts, dedication, and vision hold the promise of a better future for their clients and inspire us to give our best as well.

Category: Emergency Grants Description: 4My City Inc, creates a circular economy transforming surplus food and organic waste into economic opportunity, food for families, and environmental protection. Grant will support operations. Website: https://4mycity.

us/ Category: Food and Hunger Services Description: Baltimore Hunger Project administers the Period Equity Project; to provide menstrual hygiene products to girls in school so they don’t miss classes due to their periods. Grant will support the 20% of high school aged girls who cannot afford menstrual hygiene products. Website: https://www.

baltimorehungerproject. org Baltimore Outreach Services Description: Baltimore Outreach Services provides shelter and support for homeless women and children. Grant will sustain operations such as, provision of clothing, housing assistance, case management, mental health care, and life-skills education.

Website: https://www. baltimoreoutreach. org Category: Workforce Development Description: Caroline Center trains women in Baltimore, for careers with strong economic mobility.

Grant will support allied health programs (Certified Nursing Assistant and Pharmacy Technician) and will support wraparound services that help women complete training and move into sustainable careers. Website: https://caroline-center. org Description: Casa of Baltimore City Court-appointed advocacy for abused or neglected children, especially young women aging out of foster care, who are often pregnant or mothers themselves.

Website: https://www. casabalt. org CASA of Baltimore County, Inc. Description: Casa of Baltimore County Inc supports court-appointed volunteer advocates for abused and neglected children and youth in Baltimore County.

Grant will support staff, volunteer background checks, and costs to serving older girls—many are survivors of sex trafficking, are pregnant and or parenting. Website: https://casabaltco. org Chrysalis House Healthy Start Category: Drug/Alcohol/Mental Health Treatment Description: Provides a safe community-based housing program for women with substance abuse and mental health disorders, and their children.

Grant will go to upgrade the outdoor playground equipment. Website: https://chrysalishouses. org Description: Coach G Academy - Step engages youth through education, leadership, and mentoring.

Grant will sustain the Step is Life Summer Experience, including trauma-informed Sister Circles and expanded College & Career Readiness. Website: https://www. coachgacademyinc.

org Description: Drink at the Well (The Well) builds a long-term, relationship-based community that helps women. Grant will support operations, expanded programming, housing, the hiring of more at-risk women for Hon’s Honey, and increased enrollment in their Community Opportunity Responsibility Life Development program. Website: https://www.

drinkatthewell. org Description: Identity Access Project helps people access essential services by securing missing IDs, including birth certificates needed for benefits, childcare, and school enrollment. Grant will cover document fees, transportation cards, and staff time to serve 700+ women and children.

Website: https://www. identityaccessproject. org Category: Drug/Alcohol/Mental Health Treatment Description: Marian House provides comprehensive services for women and their children who need housing and therapy for substance abuse and mental health disorders.

Grant will be used for operating costs. Website: https://marianhouse. org Category: Workforce Development Description: The Maryland Food Bank’s programs create pathways out of hunger.

Their signature Food Works program is a no-cost path for participants, most of whom are women, who are making a life or career transition to financial independence through culinary training. Grant will support their self-sufficiency, nutritious meals for their families, program needs, and builds career skills in a high-demand industry. Website: https://mdfoodbank.

org Category: Health Services Description: Mission of Mercy, Inc offers free health care to women who are uninsured or underinsured. Grant will pay salaries and purchase medications. Website: https://www.

amissionofmercy. org/maryland-pennsylvania/our-services Saint Lukes Youth Center (SLYC) Category: Parenting Skills Description: Saint Luke’s Youth Center is a caregiver-led collaborative in West Baltimore where families work together to ensure children grow up safe, connected, and able to thrive.

Grant will support operations to sustain the caregiver-led model, ensure stable staffing and programming, all are essential to improving well-being and disrupting generational poverty. Website: https://www. bmoreslyc.

org Category: Health Services Description: Shepard’s Clinic offers free healthcare to those unable to afford commercial medical insurance and don’t qualify for government assistance. Grant will go toward the purchase of a gynecologic exam table and other essential supplies. Website: https://shepherdsclinic.

org Soccer Without Borders Maryland Description: Soccer Without Borders uses soccer to drive positive change, by equipping underserved youth to overcome barriers to growth, inclusion, and success. Grant will support implementation of the gender equity GG5 Middle School Girls League, which offers a safe space for skills and confidence building for approximately 100 girls from six local public schools. Website: https://www.

soccerwithoutborders. org St. Francis Neighborhood Center Description: St.

Francis Neighborhood Center cultivates community connections through education and social interventions for women and their families living in West Baltimore. Grant will support after school programs affected by city budget cuts. Website: https://www.

stfranciscenter. org/ The Chris Wilson Foundation Description: The Chris Wilson Foundation transforms the incarceration system through programming, advocacy, and art. Grant will be used to hire two additional female facilitators and to continue mentor compensation, allowing for delivery of the Master Plan Program to support recovery and reentry for a minimum of 50 women.

Website: https://www. chriswilsonfoundation. com The Glow Forward Foundation Description: The Glow Forward Foundation offers wrap-around support to young and single mothers including tuition for higher ed and childcare support.

The grant will support scholarships and childcare stipends, and community programming. Website: https://www. theglowforwardfoundation.

org Category: Health Services Description: The Violet Project provides free menstrual products, safer sex products and free at home STD testing and therapy. Grant will support general operations. Website: https://www.

violetproject. org/ Category: Domestic/Sexual Violence Description: Turnaround advocates for victims of intimate partner violence and human trafficking. Grant will be used for access to food, clothing, and crisis intervention.

Website: https://www. turnaroundinc. org Description: UnifFied Efforts, Inc provides after-school and out-of-school programs to children of women and families who are living in low- to moderate-income households in Baltimore.

The grant will be used for hot, healthy meals, office operations, refurbished first aid kits, child safety training sessions, and financial literacy workshops. Website: https://unifiedefforts. org