On July 6, Congressman Sean Casten (IL-06) and Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-06) introduced the Period PROUD (Providing Resources to Our Underserved and Disadvantaged) Act of 2023 to expand accessibility to menstrual products for those with limited access.
It’s a taboo topic, but on this National Tampon Day, one local organization tells us the only way to address the issue of period poverty is to talk about it.
A Lansing-based nonprofit called Helping Women Period (HWP) recently expanded into the Grand Rapids area. For eight years the organization has advocated for period awareness and equity by providing Michigan women with necessary period products. HWP was founded in 2015 by Executive Director Lysne Tait, a Lansing local. Tait said the development of HWP as.