Thanks for an Awesome Community Service Event! On May 28, we held our first ever World Menstrual Hygiene Day volunteer program. It was a huge success! Many thanks to the 19 awesome people who showed up to build community, learn, and help others. We made 150 period kits that will go to women experiencing poverty. Everyone deserves … Read more
WAIM Second Saturdays: Limited Donation Pickups Start June 13! We hope to make contributing to WAIM’s mission more accessible. Starting on Saturday, June 13, WAIM’s Warehouse Lead, Max, will run select donation pickups in WAIM’s service area on the second Saturday morning of each month. This is aimed at helping potential donors transport items they … Read more
Volunteers Needed: World Menstrual Hygiene Day at WAIM! We still need 5-6 volunteers to help us put together 150 free period kits which we will distribute to partner social service agencies and women experiencing poverty. Register here! Each year, millions of women and girls are affected by period poverty as they do not have access to menstrual products, education, … Read more
Bikes for Windham Grant Award & Call for Bikes WAIM’s Bikes for Windham Program was awarded a $5,000 Active Transportation Microgrant by the Connecticut Department of Transportation! The grant will pay for mechanical and safety supplies. The Bikes for Windham Program provides a free bicycle, lock, and helmet to community members who need them, like our … Read more
Each year, millions of women and girls are affected by period poverty as they do not have access to menstrual products, education, and care. The common mission of the MH Day movement is to create a period-friendly world in which menstruation is accepted as a normal fact of life and is no longer stigmatized. We will … Read more
Dave Boutelle of Liberty Bank stopped by to deliver the grant funds the Liberty Bank Foundation awarded to WAIM for our rental assistance program.
Many thanks to Kathleen Krider for having us on “Community Conversations” on Good Company WILI 1400 & 95.3 to talk about WAIM’s Bikes for Windham and Partners in Independence Mentoring Programs, and the place of volunteerism in the community.
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