About
Give Access. Educate. Empower.
Our Mission
Help A Girl Out (est. 2018) is a national award-winning charity that aims to establish menstrual equity by providing free menstrual products, fill the uterine and menstrual health education gap, and provide empowerment opportunities for at-risk women and girls. With the support of 100+ volunteers and 80+ partner organizations, we’ve distributed over two million period products and 15,000+ three-month supply kits across 350 cities in Canada. Our education program, through 2021-26, has delivered 300+ uterine and menstrual health workshops in schools, community organizations and corporate spaces.
In 2020, HAGO’s local and international efforts were recognized with the Global Citizen Prize: Canada’s Hero Award.
We aim to empower women and girls worldwide through education and access to period products by providing reliable information and critical resources.
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for Everyone
Whether you menstruate or support someone who does, explore our library of age-appropriate resources.
Youth 15-17
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“Je vous remercie beaucoup Lauren et Isabelle pour avoir brillament animé l’atelier Ensemble pour l’équité. Les participantes, mes collègues et moi avons énormément apprécié votre passion, votre expertise, votre générosité, votre patience, votre flexibilité et votre gentillesse. Chaque participante est partie enrichie de connaissance et d’information à partager dans son entourage, sans oublier les produits d’hygiène menstruelle. Pour nous les intervenantes, ce fut une très belle expérience! Nous sommes très reconnaissantes et espèrons que nous aurons d’autres opportunités de collaboration et ainsi, la possibilité de faire bénéficier ce bel atelier à d’autres membres de la communauté francophone. Merci beaucoup de partager la présentation! Bonne fin de journée!”
Centre de santé communautaires de Hamilton
“From contributing to our goodie bags and hosting a vendor table to leading a workshop and participating in mentorship circles, your impact was truly felt. Your workshop inspired the girls with meaningful insights they can carry forward. We deeply appreciate your preparation, generosity, and dedication, and we’re grateful for the time, energy, and expertise you shared. We look forward to working with you again.”
Power to Girls
“Help A Girl Out provides an essential service for our middle schoolers. Their workshop strikes the perfect chord, turning a topic that can often be awkward or intimidating into a positive, empowering, and fun experience. The program is exceptionally well-run; you can tell a lot of thought went into making the information accessible and age-appropriate. My experience with them has been outstanding, and I believe every girl would benefit from this workshop.”
Peel District School Board Teacher
“The girls keep coming up and asking if there will be more girls group sessions. They absolutely loved learning and talking with Lauren & Alex. Thank you so much for all the amazing materials you provided to them as well. This really helped a lot of the girls out. I’m really excited to continue partnering next year for many more amazing opportunities. Thanks again for everything!- ”
Lougheed Middle School
“Thank you so much for joining us last Friday and for the many ways you showed up throughout the day. From contributing to our goodie bags, to hosting a vendor table, to engaging in mentorship circles and leading a workshop, your presence was truly felt. Your workshop gave the girls something to think about, something to feel, and something meaningful to carry with them beyond the day. We are incredibly grateful to have had you as part of this experience. Thank you for the preparation, for arriving early, and for pouring your time, energy, and expertise into the girls so intentionally. We truly appreciate you and look forward to working with you in the future.”
Outreach Manager
“As someone with PCOS (now PMOS), I often have heavy and long periods that last at least 5 days, which means I go through a lot of sanitary pads every month. Receiving a 1-2 months supply has been a huge help to me. It has eased some of my financial burden and given me peace of mind knowing I have the products I need. I truly appreciate your kindness and the HAGO does to support women and girls. Thank you for making such a meaningful difference in my life.”
Marie, Ontario
“I am writing this within mere minutes of opening my package. I am grateful and I could just cry. Not only have you saved me money, that’s the absolute least of it, you’ve made me excited. Excited that there are people and places out there to help not just women, but people. For everyone out there who thinks they can’t get help with something (like me, in total desperation trying to get tampons), please know that there is someone, a person, a place, a company, an organization, that can actually help. In real-time. My gosh. I am blown away. To women all over the world struggling with their periods, I am with you and we friggin’ got this h!t covered together!.”
Lauren & daughter, Ontario
“You offered me practical help and dignity at a time when nobody else saw me or cared. I survived the situation I was in, and just want to thank you for the strength and hope that your kindness and gentle generosity is for me and those connected to my situation. May God bless you all with 30 times the encouragement, hope, and courage you helped revive in me.”
Jasmine, British Columbia
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