Agenda 11/09/2021 Item # 4G (Proclamation - Period Poverty Awareness Week 11/8-14/2021)11/09/2021
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, approximately half of the population will have a period every
month for decades of their lives; and
WHEREAS, period poverty is not having access to a sufficient supply of
feminine products in order to fully participate in daily life; and
WHEREAS, despite the fact that personal hygiene is not a luxury but a basic
need, period supplies are not covered by state or federal
assistance programs including food stamps (SNAP); and
WHEREAS, national research reports that 1 in 4 women struggle with period
poverty and miss school or work, or resort to unsafe and
unhygienic methods that can cause health issues; and
WHEREAS, the Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL recognizes that
addressing period poverty can enhance economic opportunity and
improve health by ensuring all people have access to the basic
necessities required to thrive and reach their full potential; and
WHEREAS, since January 2019, the Alliance for Period Supplies of SWFL
has distributed over 2 million pads in our community and is
working to increase distribution to support this need.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that November 8 - 14, 2021, be
designated as
PERIOD POVERTY AWARENESS WEEK
IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 9th Day of November 2021.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
_______________________
PENNY TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN
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COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.G
Doc ID: 20515
Item Summary: Proclamation designating November 8 - 14, 2021, as Period Poverty Awareness
Week in Collier County. The proclamation will be mailed to Susan Mainwaring, Alliance for Period
Supplies of Southwest Florida.
Meeting Date: 11/09/2021
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – Communications, Government, and Public Affairs
Name: Aimee Trochessett
10/29/2021 4:55 PM
Submitted by:
Title: – County Manager's Office
Name: John Mullins
10/29/2021 4:55 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Agenda Clerk Preview Michael Cox Agenda Clerk Preview Completed 10/30/2021 10:00 AM
Communications, Government, and Public Affairs Deborah Curry Division Review Completed 11/02/2021 10:26 AM
County Manager's Office John Mullins Division Review Completed 11/02/2021 10:57 AM
County Manager's Office John Mullins County Manager Review Completed 11/02/2021 10:58 AM
Board of County Commissioners Geoffrey Willig Meeting Pending 11/09/2021 9:00 AM
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