Shining a light on period poverty in Kansas City, efforts to address issue
The NIH defines period poverty as lack of access to period products and the education surrounding them.
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The NIH defines period poverty as lack of access to period products and the education surrounding them.
It’s a partnership between Strawberry Week, a non-profit that provides period products for people across Kansas City, and the Kansas City Public Library System.
Despite progress in tax policy, organizations like Strawberry Week keep advocating for greater accessibility of menstrual products to eliminate period poverty in Austria.
According to most recent data from Period Inc., one in four students have difficulty affording period products in the U.S.
Strawberry Week works with several organizations and schools to make sure those in need, including families at Growing Futures Early Education Center, have access to essential period products.