Project Dot was founded by two Las Vegas born high-schoolers who want to make a difference - one Project Dot kit at a time.

They came up with the concept for Project Dot after volunteering at many homeless shelters in our community.  They saw that many of the homeless people coming to the food kitchens were women.  And when they volunteered with non-profits that made hygiene kits they noticed that the items in the bags were geared for men.

They put two and two together and realized that the women on the streets didn't have any tampons or pads to help them when it was their time of the month.

Then they found out that food stamps (SNAP) doesn't pay for feminine hygiene items and they realized that low-income students in their school district may not have needed items unless they had to make a humiliating trip to the school nurse.

Project Dot was born!

The founders are now off to college and Project Dot has been taken over by McKenzie and Anna, two teens in Las Vegas who have taken the lead to champion period poverty in their community.

Our Mission

Project Dot's mission is to provide feminine hygiene products to homeless and low income girls, women, binary and transmen to give them dignity and  help take the hassle of having their monthly cycles while raising awareness of the need for proper hygiene and generating community support for the homeless and low income community.

Our Board

YOUTH ADVISORY EXECUTIVE BOARD

Anna Kove - President

Sophia Cain - Vice President

Noah Kove - Board Member at Large

Edmund Cain - Board Member at Large

BOARD MEMBERS

Mary Marcos - Treasurer

Christina Dugan - Secretary

Carolyn Wheeler - Director

Lindsay Wheeler - Founder

Zoey Cornelius - Founder

HOW YOU CAN HELP

In 2019 Project Dot delivered more than 1,500 kits to their partners.  At the beginning of 2020, Project Dot was supplying 400 feminine hygiene kits a month to community partners in Southern Nevada thanks to the support of the Wynn Employee Foundation.  However, when the COVID-19 crisis hit, Project Dot doubled that number to help meet the immediate need for those who were laid-off.  By the end of 2020 Project Dot tracked the delivery of nearly 4,000 kits to those who need them, when they need them!

If you are part of a civic group, church group, sorority, girl scout troop or just want to make a difference please contact us and help us in our mission to give our girls dignity and take the hassle out of having your cycle!

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