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 ...

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 ...

Some people still believe that period poverty doesn’t happen in the United States. It does – and people miss work and school because of it.” — Joanne Samuel Goldblum, CEO, National Diaper Bank Network ...

While many adults may look back on their adolescent years with a sense of nostalgia, the daily grind of middle and high school often chips away at those who are currently in this transitional phase of ...

APPLETON — Before the pandemic, a group of women across northeast Wisconsin nonprofits came across a problem in their community: students were skipping school because they couldn't access necessary ...

On an average day, 1 in 3 families in the U.S. struggle to provide their babies with clean, dry diapers. Similarly, 1 in 3 low-income women report missing work or school due to a lack of access to ...

We know that period supplies are basic essentials that all people who menstruate require to participate in daily life – going to work, school, and engaging in everyday events,” said Joanne Goldblum, ...

INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — A local nonprofit is seeking help making sure teens have access to period supplies this summer. Project Period launched in January 2017 with a goal of helping teens access ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Oct. 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- More than three-quarters of Americans believe that period supplies should be available free-of-charge at public schools and public universities. A new ...

It’s not easy to be a woman. While great strides have been made in matters of gender equality, society still favors men. It would seem that Mother Nature favors men, too, or at least understands that ...