Victoria’s Secret & Co. Debuts ‘VS&Co Essentials’ Program, Providing Over 1M Women in Need With Essential Undergarments by 2025

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio, Aug. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE: VSCO) announced today the launch of VS&Co Essentials, a program designed to support women and young adults in need by providing them with quality, essential undergarments. The new program aims to supply more than one million women and young adults with essential undergarments by 2025, aligning with the company’s ongoing mission to empower and uplift women in every stage of life.

VS&Co Essentials will begin with a donation of nearly one million panties to be distributed to approximately 140,000 women across the country. Each recipient will get a one-week supply of panties for a total of seven pairs each. For this initial donation, VS&Co partnered with I Support The Girls, a Maryland-based nonprofit organization that collects and distributes essential items nationally to people experiencing homelessness, impoverishment or distress. The program comes at a time when I Support The Girls has seen a 35 percent increase in requests for essential products.

“Since becoming a new, independent company, we have been focused on using our platform for purpose to become a leading advocate for women,” said Leslie Nixon, associate vice president of community relations at Victoria’s Secret & Co. “Partnering with nonprofit organizations like I Support The Girls allows us to extend that mission in a way that is natural to our business and its values. Ensuring access to basic essentials such as quality undergarments is one way we can help women feel more confident and supported as they work to overcome life’s obstacles.”

The program will expand internationally in 2023, with plans to include period panty and mastectomy bra donations both domestically and abroad.

“We’re humbled to be launching this new, ongoing partnership with Victoria’s Secret & Co. While so much has changed over the past few years – the vital need for essential items has not. The VS&Co Essentials program will be able to reach even more individuals in need and have a monumental impact for years to come,” said Dana Marlowe, founder and executive director of I Support The Girls.

As the program expands, VS&Co will tap a growing list of likeminded nonprofit partners to help fulfill its mission. VS&Co welcomes accredited 501(c)3 organizations interested in joining these efforts to support women in need to apply here.

For more information about VS&Co Essentials, please visit: https://www.victoriassecretandco.com/community/product-donations-vsco-essentials.

About Victoria’s Secret & Co.
Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE: VSCO) is a Fortune 500 specialty retailer of modern, fashion-inspired collections including signature bras, panties, lingerie, casual sleepwear, athleisure and swim, as well as award-winning prestige fragrances and body care. VS&Co is comprised of market leading brands, Victoria’s Secret and Victoria’s Secret PINK, that share a common purpose of inspiring and uplifting our customers in every stage of their lives. We are committed to empowering our more than 30,000 associates across a global footprint of over 1,350 retail stores in more than 70 countries. We provide our customers with products and experiences that make them feel good inside and out while driving positive change through the power of our products, platform and advocacy.

About I Support The Girls
Through an international network of Affiliates, I Support The Girls collects and distributes essential items, including bras, underwear, and menstrual hygiene products, allowing women and folks experiencing homelessness, impoverishment, or distress to stand tall with dignity. I Support The Girls collects donations of new and gently used bras, and individually sealed tampons and maxi pads and distributes them to girls and women across the U.S. and globally. Whether they be homeless, refugees, in transitional housing, or fleeing domestic violence, women and girls should never have to compromise on dignity. I Support The Girls partners with over 3,600 vetted organizations, and to date, more than 1,900,000 girls and women have been able to retain their dignity through I Support The Girls product drop-offs.

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