City of Revere to Offer Free Menstrual Products in City Buildings
August 18, 2025
REVERE, MA – Following consistent advocacy from The FEM Group at Revere High School, and support from members of the Revere City Council, the City of Revere is partnering with Aunt Flow to bring free menstrual products into city buildings for employees and visitors. Starting in August, free menstrual products will be available in the following public, city-owned buildings: City Hall, Haas Health and Wellness Center, Parks and Recreation building, Inspectional Services building, Public Works facility, and the Rossetti-Cowan Senior Center. The Revere Public Library already carries free menstrual products.
“Equitable access to these products begets a healthier and safer community,” commented Mayor Patrick M. Keefe Jr. He continued, “Our Revere High School students involved in The FEM Group championed for this ordinance, and the outcome will help alleviate some of the impacts of the pink tax in Revere.”
The Department of Public Health has worked in collaboration with the Department of Public Works, Revere Public Schools, and Aunt Flow to bring the ordinance into realization. Each facility will have a dispenser placed in one bathroom in the building, with multilingual signage designating the locations of the products.
“The FEM Group at RHS has been strong advocates for this type of ordinance for many years. Representatives from this group spoke at the City Council meeting and also, over the years, wrote letters advocating for free menstrual products to be accessible for our community,” noted Chief of Health and Human Services, Lauren Buck, BSN, RN, MPH.
"Menstrual products are a need not a luxury for at least half of our residents. I am proud to have authored this ordinance along with Councillor Guarino-Sawaya and to have worked Mayor Keefe and his administration, and my colleagues on the council to pass this common sense ordinance which will improve the quality of lives of Revere residents ensuring equity in access to vital personal hygiene products,” said Councillor Juan Jaramillo.
Councillor Angela Guarino-Sawaya noted, “The original motion to make menstrual products available in our city buildings and schools was put forward by Councilor Juan Jaramillo and myself. I want to thank my colleagues on the City Council for voting unanimously to support it, and Mayor Patrick Keefe for ensuring this important initiative came to fruition. Access to menstrual products is a matter of dignity, health, and equity, and I’m proud that together we’ve taken this step forward for our community. Just as we provide soap and toilet paper in our public restrooms, we must ensure menstrual products are available in our city buildings. No one should have to miss work, school, or community participation because they lack access to essential hygiene.”