The Flo
Period Poverty is defined as the inadequate access to menstrual hygiene tools and education, including but not limited to sanitary products, washing facilities, and waste management.
The FLO is our flagship initiative to combat the growing effects of period poverty in our communities. Women and girls are suffering in silence and Lillies in Bloom is committed to being an ally and advocate for this basic human right to manage menstruation with dignity.
35 U.S. STATES
tax period products as non-essential items, whereas, men’s grooming products and erectile dysfunction medication are not taxed. This is known as the “Pink Tax” or “Tampon Tax”.
500 MILLION
people lack access to menstrual products and hygiene facilities.
In other countries,
girls may avoid school because they have not been educated about their period.
2 OUT OF 3
Two-thirds of the
low-income women in the US could not afford menstrual products in the past year, with half of them needing to choose between menstrual products and food.
6.9 MILLION
How We Serve
October 19th we host our National Period Day fundraiser and menstrual product drive.
Monthly menstrual product giveaways to shelters, schools, and juvenile detention centers.
How You Can Serve
Donate a supply of menstrual products that can be used for our monthly FLO bag giveaways.
Contact us at info@lilliesinbloom.org for more information.
