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Dishin’ Up Dignity
Find out all about Dishin’ Up Dignity – the CRC’s inaugural International Women’s Day luncheon, which featured a conversation on period poverty and its impact on students in Middle Tennessee.
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MDHA
I volunteered to help unload kits and had an amazing day. It was so wonderful to see the residents come down and interact with the social workers as they picked up their kits. The gratitude and human kindness I witnessed yesterday will sustain me for a long time. It makes me proud to work for MDHA and grateful to have such incredible and generous partners like Community Resource Center and the Frist Foundation.
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Condolences are not enough 💔
How fun is this?!?
We continued our Women’s History Month celebrations today at @animaxdesigns 💕 Employees in their Womxn’s ERG hosted a Period Packing Party to benefit the CRC🎊
In just one hour, their employees packed over 😯 3,800 period products 🤩 to help combat period poverty in Middle TN.
Thank you to @animaxdesigns for turning passion ❤️ into action 💪 We had so much fun with you today!
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Want to host your own Period Packing Party? It’s a great way to make a meaningful difference with friends, family, coworkers and your community.
Visit the link in our bio to schedule your own Period Packing Party today!❤️
Q: Why does period poverty exist?
A: Because period products are treated (and taxed) as luxury items.
‼️More than 65,000 students in Middle Tennessee don’t have the luxury of being able to afford period products - and they are missing class as a result.
The CRC believes that period products are essential items that should be available for FREE to anyone in need. Which is we’re on a mission to #endthecycle of period poverty for students in Middle TN.
Want to join us?
➡️ Swipe to see how you can join the movement to end period poverty with the CRC
Join us today at the link in our bio. ❤️
Volunteer Appreciation Alert! 📣
The CRC was so excited to host members of @krogerco Nashville Division’s EDGE Associate Resource Group this week in honor of #womenshistorymonth 💕
These rockstar volunteers packed diapers, period products, mini hygiene kits and more!
They also set-up and stocked our newest CRC Hygiene Pantry which will open NEXT WEEK 🎉 at J. E. Moss Elementary School! This pantry will provide free, year-round access to hygiene essentials for 😮 600 😮 students and their families living in and around Antioch.
Thank you to our amazing volunteers from @krogerco — teamwork makes the dream work at the CRC ❤️
In 2021, 1 in 4 students reported that they struggled to access or afford period products - an increase from 1 in 5 in 2019.
Period Poverty is on the rise in our local schools, yet only 9 states provide the funding that schools need to provide these products for their students.
Until legislation catches up, the CRC is on a mission to fill the gap in Middle Tennessee. We’ve set a goal to distribute 500,000 period products to our community in 2023 - ensuring that students don’t miss school simply because they can’t afford tampons or pads.
You can join the movement to #endthecycle of period poverty for students in Middle Tennessee. Head to the link in our bio to make a donation today. Just $50 provides 500 😮 🤩 period products to students in need.
We're so excited to debut this short film about Period Poverty, recorded and produced by students from right here in Middle Tennessee.
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Did you know that 1 in 4 students experience period poverty right here in our community?
Why?
🚫Because period products aren't covered by government assistance.
🛒Because period products are taxed as luxury items.
🏫Because schools aren't funded to provide period products to their students.
This is a statistic that we have the POWER to change - and our local students and educators are asking for our help.
Join the movement to end the cycle of period poverty in our local schools. Visit the link in our bio to make a donation today. Your donation provides free, high-quality period products to more than 250 schools 😯 🤩 in our community.
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Thank you to the students and teachers who contributed to this project. And a special thank you to @em.ilyjoy who produced this incredible short film ❤️
Need period products? We’ve got you covered - no strings attached. ❤️
At yesterday’s Dishin’ Up Dignity event, all guests left with a “swag bag” of period products. But this is no ordinary swag bag - this is Swag With A Purpose (SWAP)! 👛 #SwapYourSwag
Guests were asked to leave their Bag where they thought period products should be available for free in our community - maybe at their office, a local school, in a public library, or even a gas station bathroom. 🏫 📚 ⛽️
This is how we the start the important work of ending the cycle of period poverty - by making free, high-quality period products available to our neighbors when (and where) they need us most.
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You tell us, where do YOU think free period products should be available in our community?!👇 👇
Earlier today, the CRC gathered with our community to celebrate International Women's Day at our inaugural Dishin' Up Dignity Luncheon.
Frustratingly, 1 in 4 students who menstruate experienced period poverty in 2021. And 4 in 5 teens have missed class, or know a classmate who has missed class time, because they didn't have access to period supplies.
To support our students (and our local schools), the CRC has partnered with six school districts across Middle Tennessee to provide free period products year-round to students and their families.
Why? Because we believe that period supplies are school supplies.
The CRC invites you to celebrate International Women's Day by joining us in this movement to end period poverty for students across Middle Tennessee.
How to Get Involved:
💰 Make a donation to help the CRC purchase period supplies for our schools. Just $50 buys 500 period products! (Link in bio)
🛒 Organize a Drive with your friends, family, neighbors or colleagues to collect period supplies for the CRC. (Link in bio)
📦 Host a Packing Party! Get together with friends, family, and coworkers to pack period products into Period Care Kits for the CRC! (Link in bio)
Some cycles are unavoidable - others don't have to be. Join the movement to end the cycle of period poverty in Middle Tennessee.
** Update: We are SOLD OUT!! **
Just 1️⃣0️⃣ tickets left!
We are just ONE week away from Dishin’ Up Dignity and the event is almost SOLD OUT!
What better way to celebrate Women’s History Month than by joining us on March 8 as we work to end period poverty in Middle TN?!
Get your 🎟️ NOW at the link in our bio! 👆
Our Why ❤️
🧼 Why Hygiene? Because too many of our neighbors are doing everything they can just to make ends’ meet.
🧴 Why Hygiene? Because all our neighbors, young and old, deserve to feel clean.
🪥 Why Hygiene? Because it’s a Basic Need.
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The CRC is proud to be Middle Tennessee’s only Hygiene Hub. Together, we are working to remove barriers to basic hygiene for our neighbors in need ❤️
🎟️ Do you have your ticket yet?! 🎟️
We are just ✌️weeks away from the CRC’s first-ever Dishin’ Up Dignity event! Join us on March 8, International Women’s Day, for a conversation on period poverty and its impact on students in our local community.
Guests will enjoy lunch at the beautiful @riversiderevivalnashville and will hear from a panel of local students, educators, elected officials and national period poverty experts! Not to mention, we are so lucky to have @erikajglover as our event emcee ❤️
We hope you’ll join us for this important conversation. Together, we can end the cycle of period poverty in Middle TN!
Tickets are on sale now at the link in our bio 👆 ❤️
❤️ We LOVE that @tigerwoods is into giving away period products because, guess what, so are WE!
Don’t worry, @tigerwoods - there are SO many good reasons to give away period supplies! Why do we it? Well, because 1 in 3 people who menstruate can’t afford to buy period supplies - that’s nearly 120,000 people in Middle TN 😮
That’s 120,000 people who struggle to attend school, go to work, or participate in sports (even golf!) because they can’t afford tampons or pads.
The CRC is proud to be the largest supplier of free period products in our community. We’ve set a big goal to distribute 500,000 products in 2023 but, to do that, we’ve got to raise $50,000! 😬
We know - that’s a LOT of money. But just $25 provides one months’ worth of period supplies for 25 people!
So, @tigerwoods - now that we know you’re into giving away period supplies (we’re here for it 👏), could you maybe help us do the same?!
Like Tiger, you can help break the cycle of period poverty by donating to the CRC at the link in our bio ❤️ ⛳️ 🩸
#TamponsfromTiger
#PeriodPoverty
#tigerwoods
#endperiodpoverty
Each February, Black History Month serves as a celebration of the achievements of Black Americans and a time to reflect on and gain insight from the Black experience.
The CRC honors Black History Month as an annual reminder of the year-long commitment we must make to create more equity in our work. The CRC is deeply committed to providing a wide-range of hygiene products so that every neighbor receives the types of products that are best-suited for their own hair and skincare needs.
🧴 Natural hair care products are amongst our LEAST donated items, but remain one of the MOST requested products from our nonprofit and school partners - meaning that many of our neighbors are walking away empty-handed 💔
We need your help to fill our shelves - not just in February - but all year long. Be a champion for equity at the CRC by hosting a Natural Hair Care Collection Drive or purchasing these products from our Amazon Wishlist at the link in our bio 🧴 🫧 💖
🤩 YOU DID IT 🤩
Earlier this week, we asked for your help to assemble hygiene kits for our neighbors in Robertson County — and WOW did you SHOW UP!
Thank you to our incredible volunteers who ALWAYS show up ready to WORK! With your help, we delivered more than 😮 23,000 😮 hygiene items to United Ministries Food Bank! 🧼 🧺 🧴
And, a BIG thank you to staff (and family!) from @uwnashville who came to help us load everything into the building and onto the shelves. 💪 ❤️
Too many of our neighbors are struggling to afford the basics. But, because of the hearts and hands of this community, our neighbors in Robertson County don’t have to worry about whether or not they can afford everyday essentials like soap, toothpaste, laundry detergent, or deodorant.
These “little” things can mean so much, especially when they are packed and delivered with so much love ❤️
CAN YOU LEND A HAND?! 📣
The CRC needs volunteers this Tuesday (2/7) and Wednesday (2/8) to help pack 500+ Hygiene Kits for our friends in Robertson County. Volunteer shifts are from 10 am - 12:30 pm on both days. Can’t stay the whole time? No problem. You can still sign up!
Can you help?? 💪 ❤️
If so, PLEASE sign up ASAP at the Volunteer link (Click “Be a Volunteer”) in our bio!! Or shoot us a DM and let us know if you can come!
This week doesn’t work? That’s ok! We ALWAYS need volunteers! Sign up for any of our upcoming volunteer shifts at the link in our bio.
🤤 Are you drooling yet? 😋
What if we told you that you can support the CRC by eating cookies?! 🍪 ❤️
Our friends @hificookies have launched their “Cookies for Good” project, partnering with local chefs to create speciality cookies that give back to the community.
The one and only @chef_star_maye 🤩 from @anzieblue created this sweet treat, the “Mighty Real” - a maple cookie stuffed with Nutella topped with maple glaze and French Toast Crunch Cereal 🤤 😋
A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this cookie is donated to the CRC!! 🤩
Run, don’t walk, to @hificookies to get yours today. They are available in store and online for preorders. 🍪 ❤️
🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!
Join the CRC on March 8, International Womxn’s Day, for Dishin’ Up Dignity - a conversation on period poverty and its impact on students right here in Middle Tennessee.
Too many students (60,000 in Middle TN!!) are struggling to afford period products, causing them to miss class, miss school, or miss out on enrichment activities.
Dishin’ Up Dignity guests will enjoy lunch at @riversiderevivalnashville while hearing from a panel of local educators, elected officials, and national experts on why period poverty exists and what we can do to break that cycle.
🎟️ Tickets are $45 and available NOW at the link in our bio. 👆
Some cycles are unavoidable - others don’t have to be. Join us on March 8 and be part of the movement to END period poverty in Middle Tennessee 💪
🥳 Happy Birthday, Gracen!!! 🎂
We couldn’t be more excited to celebrate our very own Gracen Niazi today on her birthday 🎉
Gracen is the Community Engagement Coordinator here at the CRC and is the first face volunteers meet when they walk into our warehouse.
If you’ve met Gracen, you know that she is a smile on wheels! She is kind, warm, friendly, and brings sunshine into every room (and every warehouse). She goes above and beyond every day to make sure our school and nonprofit partners have all the hygiene supplies they need to serve their community with abundance and with love ❤️
We are so lucky to have Gracen as part of our team. Please join us in wishing Gracen a happy, happy birthday! ❤️🎂🎉
Our fearless leader, Tina 💪 ❤️, visited @todayinnashville to talk about Dishin’ Up Dignity, our upcoming event focused on ending period poverty in Middle Tennessee!
Check out Tina in action at: https://www.wsmv.com/video/2023/01/24/how-you-can-help-community-resource-center-end-personal-hygiene-poverty/
OR! Head over to our stories for a direct link!
Reminder: Dishin Up Dignity tickets go on sale one week from today on February 1! 🗓️ 🎟️
Did you know that 1 in 4 students who menstruate miss school simply because they can’t afford period products?
That’s 60,000 students right here in Middle TN 😡
Want to know more? Let’s Dish. 🍽️
We are so excited to announce our newest event, Dishin’ Up Dignity: a conversation about period poverty 🩸 and its impact on students in our community.
Save the Date for March 8, International Women’s Day, and join us as we fight to end period poverty in Middle TN 💪 ❤️
🎟️ Tickets go on sale February 1 at our website: www.crcmidtn.org
Stay tuned for more information coming soon!
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Do you or your business want to get involved? Event Sponsorship opportunities are available now! Take a stand with the CRC against period poverty by emailing: 📧 [email protected]