Local Teens Need Your Help to Provide Local Girls In Need with Basic Feminine Supplies
Philanthropy Tank awarded program Girls Help Girls is on a mission to provide much needed feminine products to local girls who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford the often expensive, but necessary monthly supplies. The student-led program based at Suncoast Community High School currently donates supplies to three local Title 1 partner schools and various shelters around Palm Beach County.
The Alliance for Period Supplies has found that 1 in 4 teens in the U.S. has missed school due to lack of access to period supplies. In Florida, 85-percent of females students in public school grades 7 to 12 attend Title 1 Eligible schools.
Girls Help Girls will hold their annual period packing party to gather and put together individual bags of feminine supplies on April 6th at Okeeheelee Park in West Palm Beach. Last year, 300 volunteers made more than 10,000 packages. This year they hope to exceed those numbers with community support. People willing to donate can easily help through their Amazon Wish List.