Downtown Brandon church provides accessible period, hygiene products to women in need
CBC
The city of Brandon is home to little lending libraries and a little art gallery — places where people can take and leave books and art for others to enjoy.
Now, a church in the southwestern Manitoba city's downtown core has set up a similar sort of initiative — this one meant to provide women in need with hygiene products.
The Red Box at St. Matthew's Anglican Cathedral is stocked with pads, tampons, tissues and even clean underwear for those who might need them.
"When we talk about this project with members of the community and members of our own parish, there's an immediate connection," said Don Bernhardt, the dean of St. Matthew's.
"People, ladies who have been caught without supplies when they needed them, they instinctively know that this is important."
The red mailbox is attached to the cathedral at 13th Street and Louise Avenue.
He said the idea came from the Red Box Project, which started in the United Kingdom after governments in England, Scotland and Wales began providing period products to all public schools and colleges.
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