Day 28 (formerly Youth for HOPE)

Day 28 (formerly Youth for HOPE)

Project Theme: Period Poverty

Years in Existence: 2

Target Audience and Location: Individuals receiving support for homelessness and/or domestic violence in San Bernardino County, California.

Mission: To advocate for and provide access to free period products to individuals lacking menstrual resources in San Bernardino County shelters through community fundraising and donations.


Project Description: Founding Scholar Jessie Lin and educator James Wilson created this project after identifying their passion for women’s health. The team focused on collecting and donating over 3,500 menstrual products to local shelters. As the project and team grew, they chose to change their name to Day 28 as it represented the 28-day length of a menstrual cycle and the importance of day communicating renewal, purpose and hope. This year’s leader Emily Wang is excited to continue donating menstrual products to local shelters while expanding the project’s reach by launching a Day 28 education campaign that destigmatizes period poverty and menstruation. Emily is most proud “that we are able to collect so many products that we are then able to donate to local shelters, alleviating challenges many menstruating people face.”We are excited to celebrate these student leaders, along with the teams and community members they’ve involved, for the projects they’ve launched and expanded to create lasting change in their communities. Every Scholar-led project is eligible to apply for ongoing funding from the Bezos Family Foundation. Learn more about Community Change Projects.