Period Poverty
Period Product drive starting next week!
October 9th is National Period Day — like last year, we are going to be holding a period product drive at the AIC in the month of October. Last year, we collected nearly 1500 tampons and pads to be donated to Phoenixville Area Community Services!
Here are some interesting flow charts displaying the impacts of period poverty on people who menstruate, and the positive cycle that providing period products can create:
And here are some quick facts about period poverty in the US:
500 million people lack access to menstrual products and hygiene facilities.
16.9 million people who menstruate in the US are living in poverty.
Two-thirds of the 16.9 million low-income women in the US could not afford menstrual products in the past year, with a half of this needing to choose between menstrual products and food.
14.2 % of college menstruating people in the US had experienced period poverty in the past year.
10% of menstruating college students experience this monthly.2
Tax on menstrual products in the US ranged from 4.7% to 10% in 2019.2
ALSO — the USP bathrooms now have tampon and pad dispensers thanks to our school nurse, Ms. Hartzell!
If you want to read more, here is the article this information is from: