Hygiene + Help = Hope
Pads & Pons Party is a hit!
Story by Arri Henry/Photo Credit: Sage Causie
Witnessing a homeless woman walking down the sidewalk with blood stained pants ignited a fire deep in the heart of Ashley Eubanks-Dauphin, sparking her to create the ‘Help Her! Period.’, Initiative. No woman, regardless of circumstance, should have to choose between buying food or sanitary napkins for their menstrual cycle. It is with this mission that
Boxes of the “Help Her. Period!” giveaway bags also made their way to local homeless agencies. With this much passion and community support, Eubanks is determined to ensure that local homeless women and less-fortunate teenagers will never have to experience the humiliation of being without a pad or a ‘pon.