A LITTLE ABOUT US
Our Mission: Period Equity for All
Why Menstrual Cups?
Our Partners
The Flow is the only non-profit in California focusing exclusively on reusable menstrual products. Providing culturally-specific and multilingual education about menstrual cups and donating them, The Flow works to serve under-resourced communities. Our work is at the intersection of social justice, health, and environment advocacy.
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At The Flow, we're dedicated to achieving Period Equity for All. In the United States, 1 in 4 teens faces challenges affording period products, leading to missed school days. Globally, low-income families make agonizing choices between menstrual products and essentials like food. The stigma surrounding periods perpetuates gender inequalities and poses health risks. We're committed to breaking these barriers through advocacy and education, ensuring access to affordable, sustainable menstrual products.
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Economic Empowerment: Cups cost less than a few months of disposable products. Over a lifetime, a woman can save over $4000 by choosing a menstrual cup.
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Sustainable and Green: Cups can be safely reused for up to 10 years, reducing waste in septic systems, landfills, and oceans. They require less energy for production and shipping, contributing to a greener planet.
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Health and Wellness: Cups can be worn for up to 12 hours, collecting three times more blood than tampons or pads. Free from harmful chemicals, they pose less risk of toxic shock syndrome and eliminate issues like drying or tearing
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Empowerment Through Education: Menstrual cups empower individuals by fostering a deeper understanding of their bodies, leading to better health outcomes. Education about cups also helps break stigmas and shame associated with menstruation
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Inclusivity: Menstrual cups provide an alternative option for gender-expansive communities, contributing to a more equitable approach to menstrual care.
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So far, we've donated over 12,000 cups to over 100 partner organizations and individuals all around the world!
Some of the organizations we have worked with include:
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601 For Period Equity
A New Way of Life
ACLU of Southern California
Aceso Community Gender Action
Afropoderosas Cuba
Alexandria House
Alianza Nacional de Campesinas
Assistance League of Los Angeles - Prom Project
Baby2Baby
Birth Workers of Color
Black Women for Wellness
California Black Women's Health Project
Center for Health Justice
Compton Girls Club
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Los Angeles - Prom Project
Covenant House - Atlanta
Covenant House - Georgia
Covenant House - Los Angeles
Days For Girls
Diaper Bank of the Ozarks
DIY Girls
East Los Angeles Women's Center
Elizabeth House
F.A.C.E.
Florence Crittenton Programs of SC
Food Access LA
Friend In Deed - The Women’s Room
Girls Arise - Uganda
GirlTrek LA
Good Shepherd Shelter
Haven of Transylvania County
Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles
Homeless Healthcare Los Angeles: Center for Harm Reduction
Hope of the Valley Rescue Mission
I Am A Girl - Uganda
Ignacio Out & Equal Alliance
Instituto Madre Asunta - Tijuana
Las Promotoras
LGBT Center LA
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services
Los Angeles County Department of Human Services
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Altadena
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Lancaster
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, San Gabriel Valley
Los Angeles Downtown Women's Shelter
Los Angeles Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Los Angeles Unified School District
Martin Luther King Center for Public Health
Mass NOW's 13th Annual Feminist Affair
Mercy Child Care
Miry's List - Los Angeles
Miry's List - Sacramento
My Friend’s Place
National Alliance of Mental Illness, Pomona Valley
National Organization of Women - MA
Network of Women Now
Palmetto Place Children and Youth Services
PATH (People Assisting the Homeless)
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles - Black Health Initiative
Planned Parenthood Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley
Pomona Center for Public Health
Prep for Prep
Princeton Students for Reproductive Justice
Project SAFE
QueensCare
Rebellion 99
Safe Place for Youth
Santa Monica Women's Health
Scrub Life Cares
Sex Workers Outreach Project - Los Angeles (SWOP LA)
Sex Workers Outreach Project - New York City (SWOP NYC)
Shield of Freedom
Sister Carmen Community Center
Sisters on the Streets
Soccer Without Borders
St. James Infirmary
Sumter United Ministry
Sustainable Economic Enterprises of Los Angeles (SEE-LA)
SW Survival Guide
The Black Maternal Health Center of Excellence at Charles Drew University
The Door
The Haven of Transylvania County
The Metropolitan Community Church (MCC)
The People Concern
The Period Collective
The Wall Las Memorias
Union Mission Inc.
Uve Cuba
Wellbeing Center - Cortines High School
Wellbeing Center - Lynwood High School
Wellbeing Center - Main Office
Wellbeing Center - Miguel Contreras Learning Complex
Women's Research and Resource Center
Women's Voices for the Earth
Youth Emerging Stronger​​
Our Grantors
HELLO
AWARENESS IS OPTIONS IS CHOICE.
The Flow World is all about making sure menstruators have the knowledge they need to access and advocate for menstrual equity.
Here, at The Flow, we’re motivated to get the word out about resuables because…they’re great and more people should try them. Kind to your body. Light on your wallet. And easy on the environment. For example, one menstrual cup can stay in up to 12 hours, last up to 10 years and cost only $20-$40. It may not be rocket science but it is mind-blowing!
CULTIVATING PERIOD POSITIVITY.
We’re especially interested in getting information to moms and to soon-to-be/new menstruators because we want to do better for our teen daughters and other girls. We hope that they can experience menstruation in a climate of period positivity and with more choices. And help spread that confidence and power to girls everywhere. We also distribute information and reusables to the people who need them most – low-income menstruators here in the US and everywhere!
ADVOCACY FOR FREE-ER, FAIR-ER PERIODS.
Finally, we want to support and motivate others to support equity legislation around menstruation – like providing free menstrual products to people who can’t afford them. It’s about fairness, social justice and health. Hopefully, unlike so many other issues, it’s something we can all get behind.
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So please help us get closer to the day when all girls can start their menstrual journey with laughter and choices, and we all live better, fairer and healthier!
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Thank you!
Delphine & Reyna
OUR TEAM
Delphine | Founder
Delphine Hirsh, Executive Director & Founder of The Flow, is a Princeton University graduate, and a leader in the menstrual equity movement. She worked at NY-based Prep for Prep and the American Foundation for AIDS Research. She founded LA-based The Flow in 2017 after trying a menstrual cup, and realizing its potential to fight period poverty. She has also collaborated on menstrual equity legislation in CA.
Reyna | Co-Founder
Reyna Hohagen, The Flow Co-Founder, is a Peruvian-American consumer insights expert. Her personal immigrant background has shaped her passion for equity while her professional experience as a qualitative researcher has allowed her to explore the issues affecting Latine communities. Reyna leads The Flow’s Spanish-language outreach/education, and the creation of Spanish-language educational materials. Reyna is also the Founder and CEO of Good Leche, a bilingual marketing research agency, specializing in the hispanic consumer market.
Kiayla | Outreach + Education
Kiayla Ryann, Director of Outreach & Education at The Flow, conducts empowering workshops that encourage individuals to embrace their menstrual health without shame. A Chicago-born interdisciplinary artist holding a BA in Theater Studies from Bradley University, Kiayla uses the transformative power of storytelling to reshape narratives and challenge societal stigmas around menstruation as a means of driving social change. With five years of experience in outreach, program development and education, Kiayla is dedicated to the fight for menstrual equity, and promoting sustainable health and dignity for those who menstruate.
Vicki | Board Member
Vicki Simon, The Flow Board Member, is a Duke University graduate with master’s degree from George Washington University, and has a long career in marketing strategy and digital & experience transformation. Vicki lives between Los Angeles and Paris, and has worked for Universal Studios, Disney US, and Disneyland Paris. In addition to helping her husband develop his import/export business, Vicki is developing an online store for French tween/teens to access the latest/healthiest menstrual products.