Niagara Catholic installing 70 machines to dispense free feminine hygiene products.
The Niagara Catholic District School Board is addressing period poverty in its schools.
At Tuesday's board meeting, trustees received an update on the Board's Period Project campaign, which was first approved in May 2021.
As part of the campaign, the Board will install 57 machines to dispense tampons and sanitary pads as well as 13 sanitary napkin dispensers.
Two machines will be installed in every Catholic high school, and each elementary, alternative and Continuing Education school will get one dispenser.
The 13 pad dispensers are being provided by the province, and the board will pay for the rest.
The board will also cover the cost of brand-name tampons and pads.
"There’s so much stigma that surrounds periods that prevents these important conversations from happening, so I am grateful to our Board for being open to talking about period poverty," said Niagara Catholic Student Trustee Sydney Yott. "Access to hygiene products is necessary for those who menstruate. Without access to the products that they need to maintain their period, they really have no
choice but to resort to other ways to manage their period. The decision by the Board to support all menstruating students will allow them to focus and devote full attention towards their education."
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