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Do Local Good - Period Poverty

Period Poverty

12/01/21 • 33 min

Do Local Good

Poverty has a unique and profound effect on the lives of those who have periods. Without a sufficient income, it can be difficult to maintain reliable access to period products. This impacts an individual’s ability to participate fully in work, school, and recreation. This has significant implications for one’s ability to earn an income, complete their education, and maintain their mental health. This episode, Andrew Mason and Noreen Remtulla are joined by Pamela Mellon and Scarlet Bjornson to explore the complexities of Period Poverty, and what folks in our community are doing to address the problem.

Thank you to Rebecca Price for interviewing our guests for this episode.

Donate: United Way of the Alberta Capital Region – Period Promise

Donate: No Period Without

Donate: Bissell Centre

Advocate: Letter templates to advocate against Period Poverty

Learn: Plan International Canada’s research on Period Poverty

GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can be a part of the plan to end poverty, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.

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Poverty has a unique and profound effect on the lives of those who have periods. Without a sufficient income, it can be difficult to maintain reliable access to period products. This impacts an individual’s ability to participate fully in work, school, and recreation. This has significant implications for one’s ability to earn an income, complete their education, and maintain their mental health. This episode, Andrew Mason and Noreen Remtulla are joined by Pamela Mellon and Scarlet Bjornson to explore the complexities of Period Poverty, and what folks in our community are doing to address the problem.

Thank you to Rebecca Price for interviewing our guests for this episode.

Donate: United Way of the Alberta Capital Region – Period Promise

Donate: No Period Without

Donate: Bissell Centre

Advocate: Letter templates to advocate against Period Poverty

Learn: Plan International Canada’s research on Period Poverty

GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can be a part of the plan to end poverty, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.

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Peace Out Poverty uncomplicates the issues and shares practical ways on how you can get involved in your community.

Join hosts Andrew Mason and Noreen Remtulla, as we dive into the social issues that most affect our community and talk to the innovators that are tackling the problems head-on. Along the way, we’ll show how you can make a difference with even the smallest act of kindness, and ultimately, find your own social purpose.

Peace Out Poverty is a podcast by United Way GenNEXT - Alberta Capital Region. This trailer was voice by Noreen Remtulla and Andrew Mason. It was written and directed by Tokunbo Adegbuyi. Editing by Andrew Mason. Music by Sensho.

GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can be a part of the plan to end poverty, visit myUnitedWay.ca.

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Poverty is a key indicator for one’s mental health. In a low-income situation, it can be difficult to achieve and maintain your mental well-being. This could be due to a lack of access to mental health resources and the stress of poverty itself. Poor mental health then impacts your ability to fully participate in society, which again, impacts your ability to stay out of poverty. It's a vicious cycle where higher levels of poverty lead to lower levels of mental health, which then lead to even higher levels of poverty. This episode, we speak to David Chowne, Elsie Lobo, and Eric Krepstekies to explore the complexities of managing your mental health while living in poverty.

Today’s episode was hosted by Tokunbo Adegbuyi. Thank you to Rebecca Price for interviewing our guests.

Connect: 211 Alberta

Connect: Pride Centre of Edmonton

Connect: Jasper Place Family Resource Centre

Connect: Family Futures Resource Network

Connect: The Family Centre – Online Single Session Therapy

Connect: Alberta Black Therapist Network

Connect: Healing and Colour

Connect: Jewish Family Services Edmonton

Donate: All In For Youth

Learn: Mental Health First Aid

Learn: Community Mental Health Action Plan

Learn: YMCA/YWCA

The GenNEXT podcast team is Tokunbo Adegbuyi, Jordan Barrett, Renée Chan, Andrew Mason, David Odumade, Rebecca Price, and Noreen Remtulla. GenNEXT is a volunteer committee of United Way of the Alberta Capital Region. If you’d like to learn more or find out how you can be a part of the plan to end poverty, visit MyUnitedWay.ca.

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