SCV Girl Scout troop raises awareness of ‘period poverty’

SCV Girl Scout troop raises awareness of ‘period poverty’

Red Ruby Equity, an initiative by Girl Scout Troop 242, is tackling period poverty in Santa Clarita one menstrual product at a time.  According to one of the three fliers created by troop member Vivian Wakefield, period poverty is “a term used to describe the lack of access to menstrual hygiene products and information on how to use them properly.”  Creating a website and spreading the word, Troop 242’s incentive is to gather donations and produ…