“This is so important because you have young ladies that do not have the resources within their homes. And these products are expensive,” said Alabama State Rep. Rolanda Hollis, who sponsored the bill.
The Alabama State Department of Education says it is still in the process of determining how best to distribute funds, but schools are expected to receive money and start purchasing supplies in October.signed in April by Gov. Kay Ivey to provide products to 5-12 graders in Title I schools - schools that serve low-income or educationally at-risk students and receive additional federal funding. In Alabama, about 45% of female students attend these schools and will be eligible for the program.
The Bennetts begin tenth grade this year at a private school in Montgomery, and won’t personally benefit from their advocacy, but still saw the effort as a way to address a need in their community. For them, period poverty is inextricably tied to poverty. Providing pads and tampons can help improve outcomes for girls in a variety of ways.
“So we’ve identified the schools. And now they are breaking that down a little further as to how many young ladies in grades five through 12 are in those schools. And then that will give us a number of how much per child to allocate. And so they will get the money, starting with the October disbursement,” said Mackey.
Hollis said she hopes the $200,000 is just a starting point that will increase in future school years.
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