This week, I sat down with my friend Jenn, a teacher who has helped create a thrift store and a period program for students. The Red Dot Program helps people have access to all types of period products and clothing without having to go to the nurse or make a big announcement.
Key Takeaways:
[2:56] What the Red Dot Program is and Jenn’s first period
[7:22] Periods are not taken as seriously as other health issues
[8:54] What products are in the lockers as well as clothing
[13:06] The pushback the program has experienced and giving education
[21:05] Jenn’s support and struggles with a period at a young age
[25:26] Period underwear is too expensive
[27:23] Homeless students dealing with their period
[29:00] How to give items and donate
[32:27] How the programs been perceived
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