Thread by @doctorow

Nicole Soret and Mya Abdelwahab are highschoolers at the Young Women’s Leadership School of Astoria in Queens, New York.

thecity.nyc/2020/05/teens-…

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They created a campaign called "Femstrate" to convince the Department of Ed to distribute period products at school food-distribution sites that hungry kids and their families rely on during the crisis.

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After a month of fighting and stalling, the teens prevailed: today, school meal hubs are also distributing period products. Check here to find a distribution site near you:

schools.nyc.gov/freemeals

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The campaign was an extension of an in-school project to address period poverty. They've also created a Gofundme to raise money for period supplies:

gofundme.com/f/femstrate

Image:
Nicole Soret and Mya Abdelwahab

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