'Period products should not be considered nonessential goods,' nadyaokamoto told POPSUGAR.
— is primarily focused on distribution of period supplies, especially right now. While handing out additional pads, tampons, and menstrual cups at food banks, COVID-19 testing centers, and school lunch pickups, they've gone through what would normally be a three-month supply every two weeks.
It's these grassroots efforts that activists hope will help them achieve the common goal of making products freely available in schools, workplaces, state correctional facilities, shelters, and"wherever toilet paper is considered free," Okamoto said. Bell pointed out that additional objectives include getting period products covered by federal safety net programs like SNAP and WIC.
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