VOLUNTEER OF THE WEEK: Asia Brown linking the space for ladies’s wellness
Released 8:00 am Sunday, June 25, 2023
Today’s Vicksburg Message Volunteer of the Week is Asia Brown, a volunteer and also founder of 601 for Duration Equity. Brown is a Vicksburg indigenous and also a 2023 grad of Spelman University in Atlanta, Ga. She is seeking her Master’s of Nursing at Emory College and also desires operate in ladies’s wellness. Brown is the founder of 601 for Duration Equity, a not-for-profit that gives menstruation health products and also various other needs to households in Vicksburg, Jackson and also past.
Just How did 601 for Duration Equity start?
My more youthful sis, Laila, and also I began 601 for Duration Equity on Jan. 17, 2021. We were both working as ambassadors for an international charitable called The Pad Job when we found out about duration hardship (the failure to gain access to menstruation wellness products because of hardship). We really felt forced to begin a task in Vicksburg to help households influenced by duration hardship. We made use of social media sites to get the word out regarding our task and also started obtaining many contributions and also area assistance. Within a week of releasing, we contributed over 300 treatment bundles to regional companies. To day, we have actually dispersed hundreds of items to people and also companies throughout the state, and also in Might 2023, we opened up Rosie’s Kitchen, a physical room in Vicksburg that gives households with baby diapers and also menstruation items.
What is your favored memory while offering with 601 for Duration Equity?
My favored volunteer memory was last December when 601 for Duration Equity offered at the Hope Lunch for Incarcerated Female at the Central Mississippi Reformatory. The Hope Lunch was begun by Rep Lataisha Jackson a couple of years back and also gives incarcerated ladies with health products and also vacation suppers. 601 for Duration Equity had the ability to offer menstruation health items to over 800 ladies and also listen to first-hand the experiences of incarcerated ladies in Mississippi.
What would certainly you inform a person that is thinking of offering?
I would certainly inform them that this job is very satisfying. I actually delight in seeing the delight on ladies’s faces when we offer them with products.
What are a few of your jobs while offering?
Generally volunteers assist with putting together treatment bundles and also offering in Rosie’s Kitchen. Volunteers help with equipping the cupboard and also bringing products bent on individuals coming for help.
What have you picked up from offering with 601 for Duration Equity?
Given that co-founding and also beginning 601 for Duration Equity in 2021, I have actually discovered the power of area and also the value of collaborating to fulfill area demands. We are more powerful with each other.
Exactly how can a person get involved with 601 for Duration Equity?
We are constantly seeking brand-new volunteers, specifically in Vicksburg. You can offer with us in Rosie’s Kitchen every 2nd and also 4th Saturday of the month. We lie at 718 Bowmar Ave. and also disperse products from noontime to 2 p.m. You can likewise follow us on Instagram (@ 601forperiodequity) to become aware of any type of upcoming volunteer possibilities.
If there is a volunteer that needs to be included, please send their name and also call info to volunteer@vicksburgpost.com.
