Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NC period poverty news conference Supporters for supplying schools with period products at a May 22, 2024 news conference. (Photo: ...

NORFOLK, Va. — For some young girls, starting their period at school can be confusing, embarrassing... and sometimes enough to send them home. One Hampton Roads nonprofit is working to make sure ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — When you think of school supplies, you probably think of paper and pencils. But Wendi Schweigart says pads should be on that list, too. "We are on a mission to raise the message ...

At least once a day, the Period Pantry, a pink box outside the Catherine McAuley Center in Scranton, is emptied of free menstrual supplies and restocked with about 60 tampons and sanitary pads. The ...

There is an ever growing movement to expand access to period supplies. As of the 2022 academic school year, public schools in California, grades six to 12, community colleges and the California State ...

Share on Pinterest The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted people’s ability to access menstrual products like pads, tampons, and menstrual cups, in the United States. Dream Lover/Stocksy United ...

Even when the world is not facing a global pandemic, people rarely talk about lack of access to menstrual products, sanitation facilities and adequate education. But studies suggest the number of ...

The Family Network’s Diaper Collective announces an expansion to its distribution efforts across Northwest Arkansas to now ...

When Eva Marie Carney read a news story a few years ago about period poverty in Native North America, she became aware of an issue she hadn’t considered. She knew she needed to use the resources she ...

Saturday, October 8th is Period Action Day – a day dedicated to raising awareness to period poverty that persists worldwide and taking action. A quarter of people in the U.S. who need menstrual ...