Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health donates $500K to Moon Time Connections

Who: Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health (SFWH)

What: The charitable arm of Shoppers Drug Mart has committed an additional $500,000 to extend its partnership with Moon Time Connections (MTC), Canada's only national Indigenous-led period equity organization. 

Delivered over two years, this funding will accelerate MTC's programming and ability to support menstruators across the country with vital menstrual education and access to much-needed period products.

"While one in five menstruators in Canada struggle to afford essential menstrual products, there is a massive and growing need for support in remote Indigenous communities where recent research conducted by Moon Time Connections uncovered that a staggering 74% of menstruators sometimes or always face issues accessing period products," said Paulette Minard, director of community investment at Shoppers Drug Mart, in a release. "Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health is committed to making a difference in the advancement of menstrual equity across Canada by supporting the incredible work being done by our partners at Moon Time Connections."

Since 2022, Shoppers Foundation for Women's Health has donated nearly $1.3 million in funds and supplies to increase access to menstrual products and care through partnerships with Moon Time Connections as well as organizations such as The Period Purse, The Journey Neighbourhood Centre Brampton, Alberta Council of Women's Shelters, BC Society of Transition Houses, Spruce Grove Public Library and more

Additionally, Shoppers Drug Mart donated 14 million period care products in 2023 to schools in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Shoppers' donations are received by shelters providing accessible period care products to vulnerable women.