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PERIOD POVERTY
1 IN 5 FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS EXPERIENCE PERIOD POVERTY
NEARLY SEVEN IN TEN (68%) PEOPLE AGREE THAT PERIOD POVERTY IS A PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUE, YET ONLY 4% OF AMERICANS ARE AWARE OF THE LOCAL RESOURCE WHERE FREE OR REDUCED COST PERIOD SUPPLIES ARE AVAILABLE
1 IN 4 WOMEN IN THE U.S. STRUGGLE TO BUY PERIOD PRODUCTS DUE TO LACK OF INCOME
OVER ONE THIRD (38%) OF LOW-INCOME WOMEN REPORT MISSING WORK, SCHOOL OR SIMILAR EVENTS DUE TO LACK OF ACCESS TO PERIOD SUPPLIES
PERIOD POVERTY IS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTING BLACK AND LATINA PEOPLE. 23% BLACK AND 24% LATINA PEOPLE STRUGGLE TO AFFORD PERIOD PRODUCTS
68% OF PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCE PERIOD POVERTY EVERY MONTH REPORTED SYMPTOMS OF MODERATE TO SEVERE DEPRESSION
M. RENAE' MINISTRIES WILL ACCEPT DONATIONS OF PADS, TAMPONS, MENSTRUAL CUPS, PANTY LINERS AND/OR ANY FEMINIE HYGIENE PRODUCT TO ASSIST IN #ENDPERIODPOVERTY
DONATION MAY BE MAILED TO US AT P.O. BOX 775431 SAINT LOUIS, MO 63177 OR YOU MAY CONTACT US AT 314-448-6416 TO ARRANGE FOR DONATION PICKUP
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