RIGBY What started as a group of women trying to get girls better access to free feminine hygiene supplies is now a nonprofit serving various communities. Avrey Hendrix created the “Idaho Period Project” in January. Previously, it was a community organization with women from the Jefferson County area. It has since become a nonprofit organization. […]
The nonprofit has been having students at east Idaho schools fill out forms of what products they need, in an effort to provide a three-month supply to last over the summer break.
RIGBY A group of local women that are pushing for girls to have better access to free feminine hygiene supplies in middle and high schools bathrooms has received a significant donation to help their cause. Avrey Hendrix created the “East Idaho Period Project” back in January, which is a community organization that has about […]
One in five school-age girls are unable to afford basic period products, resulting in them missing school or other events. The East Idaho Period Project is working to end period poverty in east Idaho.
RIGBY A group of local women are pushing for girls to have better access to feminine supplies in the bathrooms of middle and high schools at no cost to them. “1 in 5 girls experience period poverty. They have the inability to afford basic period products often resulting in missing school and other events while […]