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Panich52

(5,829 posts)
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 01:42 PM Apr 2015

More pads for homeless women on their periods

More pads for homeless women on their periods

Donations of women’s hygiene products at a major New York City homeless shelter for the year so far are already five times those for all of 2014, thanks to increased awareness among donors about the enormous obstacles faced by homeless women on their periods as they struggle to stay clean on the streets. New York’s Care for the Homeless has received five large in-kind donations this year of more than 3,500 pieces of feminine hygiene products.

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More pads for homeless women on their periods (Original Post) Panich52 Apr 2015 OP
In the richest country on earth xfundy Apr 2015 #1

xfundy

(5,105 posts)
1. In the richest country on earth
Sun Apr 26, 2015, 01:54 PM
Apr 2015

Why are there still homeless?

Rhetorical question. The answer is greed.

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