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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Kylie DeFrance is an eighth-grade teacher at a Title I charter school in Austin. May 28, 2022 is Menstrual Hygiene Day, an annual awareness day to help normalize menstruation and highlight the of ...

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 ...