Jessica Zachs.
The West Hartford based non-profit Dignity Grows has received some much deserved recognition for its work to bring menstrual products to women across the country who lack the financial means to access feminine hygiene products.
Know Your Value featured the work of the organization and its leader Jessica Zachs in an article on the MSNBC website.
Period poverty is defined as a lack of access to products, facilities, waste management and education related to feminine hygiene. The World Bank estimates gender inequity affects 500 million people worldwide.
The Connecticut legislature passed a bill this year requiring public schools to make hygiene products available in school beginning in 2024.