Imagine missing out on daily life simply because you do not have the money to afford feminine supplies. This is an all-too-common reality for women living in poverty. Not having the feminine supplies they need means they are unable to go to school. They miss days of work. This absence perpetuates a cycle of poverty that is at the core a public health issue known as period poverty. – Jennifer Gaines.

Did you know that 17 million women in the United States experience period poverty which may require them to make a decision between purchasing food or feminine products? In a 2018 study commissioned by U By Kotex®, one in four women surveyed struggle to purchase feminine products. This leads to embarrassment, depression, and unhealthy substitution of products.