Backup Documents 11/09/2021 Item # 4G 4G
PROCLAMATION
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 YLO , HAIRMAN
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