Through awareness, assistance, and community, the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) is dedicated to helping individuals, children and families access the basic necessities they require to thrive and reach their full potential. Our strategic priorities include:Ending diaper need, period poverty, and the lack of access to other material basic necessities in the U.S., and maintaining and expanding NDBN’s position as the recognized authority on issues and solutions related to the lack of material basic necessities.Advancing public policy solutions through advocacy, legislation, research & evaluation.Building the capacity of our national network to end diaper need, period poverty, and lack of access to material basic necessities in the U.S.supporting the development and expansion of community-based basic needs banks throughout the country.Sustaining NDBN’s organizational strength, strong reputation and financial health in order to end diaper need, period poverty, and the lack of access to other material basic necessities in the U.S.In May 2018, NDBN launched the Alliance for Period Supplies. The organization helps ensure that individuals in need have access to essential period products required to fully participate in daily life.

This amazing advisory committee is leading the way in advocacy efforts to support a national coalition of menstrual product banks and diaper banks!

Sisters On The Streets is dedicated to end period poverty in Los Angeles from the ground level up. We currently support over 80 agencies in Los Angeles with free period products and currently have period product dispensers located in schools and homeless shelters. Our goal is to have free and easily accessible period products in all public school in Los Angeles that has grades 6-12 and every homeless shelter.

North Valley Caring Services' safe parking programs address the needs of Angelenos who are experiencing homelessness and sleeping in their vehicles at night, connecting to the stability and services that will allow them to identify their pathway back into housing.

Developed a program where people experiencing homelessness in the area were offered gift cards to clean a specific street for up to 6 weeks. Participants were offered navigation and linkage to resources. Funding was secured from local Neighborhood Councils.

*Trained and supervised a team of up to 10 to produce the highest quality art pieces and meetdeadlines. * Determined the course of action and innovation plan to align with artists’ visions. * Traveled to install curated art exhibits nationally and internationally.