With You, She Can Get Back to School Product Drive & Distribution Event

15434 Rayen Street,Los Angeles CA 91343

13 August, 2021

Description

Sisters On The Streets To Distribute Period Supplies In Partnership With U By Kotex® And National Foundation For Women Legislators WHAT As part of a national initiative to combat period poverty, U by Kotex® and the National Foundation for Women Legislators, in partnership with the Alliance for Period Supplies, invite the Los Angeles community to donate period products to the With You, She Can Get Back to School Product Drive and Distribution Event on August 13, an initiative to raise awareness of period poverty and get products in the hands of students in need. U by Kotex will match donations to Sisters on the Streets, up to 40,000 period products. Local volunteers and elected officials will distribute period supplies to low-income families and students during the event, as well as accept donations from the public to support Sisters on the Street, a program part of the Alliance for Period Supplies. Additionally, community members are invited to drop off donations to Sisters on the Streets prior to August 13 event, or donate through the organization’s Amazon wish list at the QR code below: The event also aims to raise awareness of the need to enact meaningful legislation that would provide access to period supplies in schools, especially in low income communities, to help ensure students don’t miss classes due to a lack of period supplies. The organizations support Assembly member Cristina Garcia’s Assembly Bill 367, which aims to ensure free access to menstrual products in California public schools. INTERVIEWS AND VISUALS: • Volunteers handing out donations of period supplies • Invited elected officials (final attendees to be confirmed closer to event) o Assembly member Cristina Garcia, California's 58th District o Assembly member Luz Rivas, California's 39th District • Alycia Rathbone-Monroy, Sisters on the Streets • Laura Rathbone, Sisters on the Streets • Phillip Vander Klay, director of policy and government relations at Alliance for Period Supplies • Photo assets available following the event WHEN August 13, 2021 from 9 a.m. – noon PT Formal Program Recognizing Elected Women at 9:30 a.m. PT WHERE North Valley Caring Services 15453 Rayen Street, North Hills, CA 91343 Parking available CONTACT: Sarah deJong C: 615-418-3631 [email protected] ADDITIONAL DETAILS: • Nationally, two in five low-income women struggle to purchase period products due to lack of income, according to research from U by Kotex. • One in three low-income women report missing work, school or similar events due to lack of access to period supplies. • In California, 69% of female students in public schools’ grades 7 to 12 attend Title I Eligible schools. • One in six women and girls in California between the age of 12 and 44 lives below the Federal Poverty Line. • California’s seven Allied Programs distributed more than 229,271 period supplies in the past year to help people who menstruate get the products they require to thrive. • U by Kotex became the founding sponsor of the Alliance for Period Supplies, an initiative of the National Diaper Bank Network, in 2018. • U by Kotex is a proud sponsor of the National Foundation for Women Legislators (NFWL), an organization aimed at empowering and inspiring elected women to become thought leaders who shape America's future. Together with the Alliance for Period Supplies, U by Kotex is advocating to raise awareness on legislation that would provide free period products in schools, providing educational resources to NFWL members and hosting product donation drive events in select markets throughout the year with the intent to increase education of period poverty and access to menstrual products. • Extending efforts beyond the With You, She Can Get Back to School Product Drive, here are some other ways community members can take action to end period poverty: o Raise awareness: Post your support or something you’ve learned about period poverty in your community using the hashtags #WithUSheCan and #EndPeriodPoverty o Volunteer: Allied programs, like Sisters on the Streets, need communities to invest time, skills, experience and education. Visit http://www.sistersonthestreets.org/ for ways to get involved. o Shop for the cause: On an ongoing basis, your purchase of U by Kotex products at participating retail partners will generate a donation to Alliance for Period Supplies and its allied programs. Visit http://www.ubykotex.com to learn more. • Individuals in need of period products are encouraged to call 2-1-1 in their local community and ask for assistance. Nonprofit organizations interested in becoming involved with the Alliance for Period Supplies should contact the membership team at [email protected] or visit www.allianceforperiodsupplies.org for more information.