State Rep. Kathy Kennedy (R-119) is partnering with CappuGino’s Coffee in Milford to host a feminine product drive in May for in-need area women.
Kennedy and CappuGino’s will be collecting feminine products for the Umbrella Center for Domestic Violence by accepting donations via a donation box located at the coffee shop at 20 Commerce Park.
According to a report by the Alliance for Period Supplies, one in four women have struggled to purchase period products in the past year due to lack of income. Additionally, it has been proven that the availability of period supplies helps students stay in school, with one in four teens in the US having missed class due to lack of access to period supplies. In Connecticut, 40 percent of female students in seventh through twelfth grades attend Title I-eligible public schools.
Go to RepKennedy.com/donationdrive for more information. You can also contact Kennedy with questions at 1-800-842-1423 or Kathy.Kennedy@housegop.ct.gov.