OUR STORY
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Jampon started as a grassroots fundraiser at the University of Evansville in 2018 created by Alexandra Curren, Gina DeLise, and Sierra Miller. Since then it has grown into an annual event organized by the next generation of UE students.
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Some of these individuals moved to New York after graduation and saw a need for Jampon's mission in the Big Apple. Together, UE alums Madeline Jane Malinowski, Lauren Ward, and Jordan Williams with the addition of new member Synit Zecarias, officially formed Jampon as a 501c(3) non-profit in 2023 in New York.
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Originally, Jampon started by supporting the local YWCA shelter in Evansville, IN by donating period products as well as monetary donations. Now in New York City, Jampon aims to expand our goal of ending period poverty through the cost reduction of menstrual products, ensuring everyone has a comprehensive education about a healthy menstrual cycle, and empowering all who menstruate through community and art.
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Jampon's partner in NYC is the non-profit New Alternatives, an organization dedicated to reducing homelessness among LGBTQ+ youth and young adults in New York City.
OUR LOCATIONS
Jampon currently operates in both Evansville, IN and New York, NY
Benefitting the YWCA Evansville
Benefitting New Alternatives
MISSION & VALUES
Mission Statement
Jampon supports the New York City community by organizing donation drives and fundraisers to provide shelters with menstrual hygiene products to ensure no person with a period goes without the proper supplies. Jampon also works to eliminate the stigma and gender coding surrounding menstruation through education, art and awareness.
Value Statement
Jampon is powered by the promise of race, class, ability and gender equality. We hope to see a world where no matter the circumstance, people continuously have the resources required for a clean, comfortable and hygienic menstrual cycle.
Vision Statement
To end period poverty through the cost reduction of menstrual products. To ensure everyone has a comprehensive education about a healthy menstrual cycle. And to empower all menstruators through community and art.
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