Care Collective of Southwest Michigan

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Care Collective of Southwest Michigan We provide barrier-free access to diapers, baby wipes, and menstrual products for young people.

The outside of our warehouse finally looks like someone works there! We finally got our sign installed, the exterior has...
10/20/2026

The outside of our warehouse finally looks like someone works there! We finally got our sign installed, the exterior has been painted, new lights were added. Heck, there's even a doorbell! Help us continue to make improvements and fill this place with products; make a donation today!



ID: A photo of the Care Collective warehouse, freshly painted a dark grey with a large sign featuring the Care Collective logo above the loading dock. The second photo shows a pale green-grey building with peeling paint.

A team from Kalsec joined us and repackaged a record-breaking number of products! For two hours, they absolutely hustled...
10/15/2026

A team from Kalsec joined us and repackaged a record-breaking number of products! For two hours, they absolutely hustled to set a new high for diaper and period product repackaging. Which leads us to a fun question: how long do you think 44,300 products will last us?

The answer: less than two weeks.

We are on track to distribute over a million products this year, making it our biggest yet. Now that we're in a new warehouse, one of the only things holding us back from distributing more is money. By donating, you become part of Care Collective's next broken record.



ID: A large team of Kalsec employees pose holding diapers above their heads. They stand around tables, counting out diapers and period products.

10/13/2026

If we had a nickel for every time we demolished a room in our warehouse, we'd have two nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice, right?



VD: Video shows J dissassembling a gross, freestanding room in the warehouse, removing individual peices of metal and parts of the walls. They break a hammer and fall over in the process.

10/08/2026

Some people don't even want to talk about periods. We aren't some people.



VD: Video shows a woodworking montage as J upgrades the tampon ring toss game from holes in a cardboard box to a multi-tier plywood structure painted with the words "Throw With The Flow."

We are partnering with Lawrence Public Schools to provide their students with packs of period products! This marks our v...
10/06/2026

We are partnering with Lawrence Public Schools to provide their students with packs of period products! This marks our very first partnership outside of Kalamazoo County, but it might be the only one for a while. Expanding outside of Kalamazoo is tricky, but LPS presents a terrific opportunity. Schools are an intuitive place to provide period products. Lawrence also has a large Latine population, giving us a way to serve a marginalized community in a rural town that might not have the resources otherwise.

We called ourself Care Collective of Southwest Michigan for a reason! This partnership with Lawrence Public Schools is the furthest west we've been yet. Thank you, LPS, for trusting us in this collaboration and thank you to all of the donors and volunteers helping us expand in new ways.



ID: A staff member from Lawrence Public Schools holds a teal bag of period products. Two large green bags full of period kits are at their feet.

The arrival of October marks one month since we moved into our new warehouse! We've spent the last month cleaning and re...
10/01/2026

The arrival of October marks one month since we moved into our new warehouse! We've spent the last month cleaning and repairing so many things, but there is a lot of work left to get this place in top condition. Help us exorcise the demons and make a donation today! Keep this place from looking like a haunted warehouse and fill it with diapers and period products.

(This is hopefully obvious a joke and no, we didn't use AI for it.)



ID: the old Care Collective warehouse but the Care Collective sign has been digitally replaced with a Spirit Halloween sign.

During this year's Covered for Class, we were able to collect enough donations to cover 664 periods! Between the product...
09/29/2026

During this year's Covered for Class, we were able to collect enough donations to cover 664 periods! Between the products donated in-person and contributions made online, 55 menstruating students are covered for the year. We want to thank the nine host locations for helping us collect these donations and the hundreds of people who contributed to these drives. We also want to thank Bronson Healthcare, NowKalamazoo, and Kalamazoo Promise for sponsoring this year's Covered for Class.

If you didn't get a chance to donate, you can visit the link in our bio to make your contribution! You can also message us if you'd like to drop off products.



ID: A collage of period product collection bins at Kalamazoo Backyard Yogis, NowKalamazoo, Kalamazoo Promise, and Fiddle Leaf Cafe

There aren't any repackaging events in October, but we've got other fun ways to help!The spooky season brings our scarie...
09/24/2026

There aren't any repackaging events in October, but we've got other fun ways to help!

The spooky season brings our scariest event with it! If you're a big math fan, we could use your help October 1st from 5 pm to 7 pm counting all of the products we have on hand.

If you'd prefer something a little more physical, we do have new dates for our Tuesday morning fulfillment events: October 6th, 13th, 20th, and 27th from 9:30 to 11 am.

And if Tuesday doesn't work for you, we are launching Wednesday afternoon fulfillment events as well: October 7th and 14th from 1 to 2:30 pm.

All events are available at the link in our bio! Hoping to see you there!



ID: Images show volunteers filling out white boards, placing boxes on rows of pallets, pulling diapers from large bins, and writing on a label attached to a large red bag.

Our new warehouse isn't even remotely done. The Care Collective team has been working at a picnic table for two weeks kn...
09/22/2026

Our new warehouse isn't even remotely done. The Care Collective team has been working at a picnic table for two weeks know, but we finally labelled all of our product bins and set up our tables for our first repackaging event!

Volunteers last week were, unfortunately, treated to Bad Bathroom™ because the toilet in Nice Bathroom™ suddenly broke. Pardon our dust ad infinitum. We're gonna keep on trucking.



ID: Volunteers pose flanked by large boxes of diaper kits and boxes of wipes.

Kalamazoo Community Foundation was kind enough to not just donate 18,780 products, but also repackage them into kits for...
09/17/2026

Kalamazoo Community Foundation was kind enough to not just donate 18,780 products, but also repackage them into kits for us! This constitutes 626 menstrual cycles worth of products. Plus they did it all from their offices downtown!

Our partnership with KZCF is literally as old as we are. They've been with us since the beginning and we love seeing how this partnership has evolved and collaborated to make Kalamazoo a more equitable place.

Many hands make light work! This is maybe the lightest our work has ever been.



ID: Over 40 staff from KZCF pose in a room with large windows and stand around tables where they count and bag up period products.

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2020 Race Street
Kalamazoo, MI
49001

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