Give Me Dignity, Inc

Give Me Dignity is a 501(c)3 non-profit, non-denominational public charity organized to help restore a person’s dignity when that dignity faces its most fragile moments. GMD particularly addresses the needs of needy or homeless women during their menstrual cycles. While the primary focus is on women, GMD provides other products and services to help ease the burdens of homelessness or poverty among men. The alarming increase in poverty and homelessness is clear. Less clear has been the drastic change in the face of homelessness. According to the Washington Post, “The current economic downturn, unlike others in the past, is hurting not just the already-poor but also people who were considered safe and well off … And millions of people who were living the American dream—as homeowners—are heading for the street.” In a 2008 survey of 137 rescue missions across North America, women with children made up 66 percent of the homeless families, a jump from 55 percent in 2007 and the highest figure recorded in the last eight years." We are not engaged in an impossible mission to eradicate poverty or homelessness. GMD’s focus is simply to return a touch of humanity to disenfranchised people, particularly women who so much yearn to feel like women, especially during their menstrual cycles.