Fox11 Feature: The Monthlies Project hits 1M products as it battles period poverty in Northeast Wisconsin
APPLETON (WLUK) — The Monthlies Project reached a major milestone in Northeast Wisconsin, as it hit one million products distributed to local schools and organizations. The non-profit began as a small volunteer-led effort in 2021 to end period poverty. Organizers say students were missing school because they didn’t have access to period products.
Alison Fiebig, with The Monthlies Project, joined Rachel Manek on Good Day Wisconsin to talk about the need in the community and the stigma surrounding period poverty.
Watch the segment to learn more!
Connect with The Monthlies Project
The Monthlies Project
The Monthlies Project is a community initiative providing menstrual health products to school-aged students and bringing awareness to the issue of period poverty and the educational inequity it creates.
APPLETON (WLUK) — The Monthlies Project reached a major milestone in Northeast Wisconsin, as it hit one million products distributed to local schools and organizations. The non-profit began as a small volunteer-led effort in 2021 to end period poverty. Organizers say students were missing school because they didn’t have access to period products.
Alison Fiebig, with The Monthlies Project, joined Rachel Manek on Good Day Wisconsin to talk about the need in the community and the stigma surrounding period poverty.
Watch the segment to learn more!
Connect with The Monthlies Project
The Monthlies Project
The Monthlies Project is a community initiative providing menstrual health products to school-aged students and bringing awareness to the issue of period poverty and the educational inequity it creates.