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The province is making $220,000 available to charities, non-profits, and independent researchers to help reduce period poverty.
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Applications open to help fight period poverty
Published 11:01 PDT, Tue October 11, 2022
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To further reduce period poverty and increase access to free menstrual products, applications for funding are open.
Funding for as much as $25,000 per project is available to charities, non-profits, and independent researchers for community-based, short-term pilot projects that test models for increasing access to free menstrual products in British Columbia.
A total of $220,000 is available. Funding is provided by the province and disbursed by United Way British Columbia. Applications close on Nov. 7.
"People should not have to choose between buying menstruation products and other essentials, such as food or transportation," said Niki Sharma, Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-Profits. "We want to eliminate financial barriers for people with low incomes who menstruate and also destigmatize menstruation in the process."
New appointments to the period poverty task force have also been made. Joining Nikki Hill, who was appointed chair in May, are Zeba Khan, A.J. Lowik, Tiffany Ottahal, Kate Fish, Jackie Jack, and Lori-Ann Armstrong.
"The work of dedicated partners, government, and advocates from across British Columbia in the past six years has led to progress on addressing period poverty, but we know from the findings from the Period Poverty Research Project that the issue of limited access to menstrual products needs solutions that can only result from bringing experts together,” said Nikki Hill, chair of the task force. “The period poverty grants ensure people will continue to receive menstrual products in communities through established and emerging programs."
Task force members will recommend to government possible solutions regarding period poverty in British Columbia. They are to submit their final report by March 31, 2024.
To read the eligibility criteria and apply for funding, visit uwbc.ca/period-poverty-fund
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