Period poverty: Group issues challenge for essential supplies
“Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL is providing free, essential period products to thousands of at-risk people in SWFL so they can participate fully in daily life.
Startling statistics surround Period Poverty:
1 in 4 women do not have access to period supplies due to income. 2 in 5 girls have missed school because the do not have this basic necessity. State and Federal aid programs including SNAP (food stamps) cannot be used to purchase period products because they are considered a luxury item. Rags, socks, paper towels and newspaper are used as substitutes leading to emotional and health issues. If they must stay home during their periods, women and girls miss 20% of school days or workdays per year.”