Ending 'period poverty' in the North Country
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English - December 09, 2020 05:00 - 4 minutes - 1.94 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsNews news adirondacks north country public radio Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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(Dec 9, 2020) When Tanya Roy first heard of the international charity called #happyperiod, it really clicked for her. The charity’s mission is to ensure that, quote ‘every girl has menstrual dignity’, by collecting and making available free period products.
So in January, she and two other local women started a branch serving Jefferson and Lewis counties. They call it #happyperiodnorthcountry. As the 2020 holidays approach, they've started collecting in earnest.