 A lot of the people that I work with are people who are low income, who are unhoused. So sharing this resource with them helps them at least a little bit. If they have a few dollars to their name, they can use it somewhere else and use free products from here. Research shows one in four teens and one in three adults in America struggle to afford menstrual hygiene products. This can cause people to miss school or work, among other challenges. It's an issue known as period poverty.