DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Donation barrels will be placed throughout the community as Kettering Health hosts its first Period of Poverty Giving Drive.
From March 11th to March 31st, Kettering Health will collect menstrual products for those in need. Community members can drop off pads, tampons and liners into donation barrels throughout the Dayton area.
This initiative is a collaboration between Kettering Health's women's healthcare team and the Femme Aid Collaborative. Following this activity, Femme Aid Collaborative will distribute the donations to local women's shelters and other areas of need in the community.
The products collected will be sent to Greater Dayton residents facing period poverty who are unable to access menstrual products due to financial barriers. Menstrual products are not eligible for purchase by financial assistance programs such as SNAP or WIC.
“Two in five women in the United States suffer from period poverty,” said Lisa Geroff, administrative director of obstetrics and gynecology services at Kettering Health Medical Group. “In Ohio alone, nearly 33% of women under the age of 25 face period poverty. While this initiative may not completely eradicate the problem, it will make a difference in the lives of many. It’s definitely going to make a difference.”
Donation barrels can be found at the following locations:
- Kettering Health Dayton Women's Care – 425 W. Grand Ave., Ste. 2001, Dayton
- Kettering Health Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Kettering Health Main Campus – 3533 Southern Blvd., Ste. 3750, Kettering
- Kettering Health Medical Group OB-GYN at Cornerstone Health Center – 7740 Washington Village Dr., Ste. 100, Centerville
- Kettering Health Medical Group OB-GYN at Kettering Health Hamilton 520 Medical Office – 520 Eaton Ave., Ste. 200, Hamilton
- Kettering Health Medical Group OB-GYN (Kettering Health Main Campus – 3533 Southern Blvd., Ste.) 3750, Kettering
- Kettering Health Medical Group OB-GYN at Kettering Health Washington Township – 1989 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd., Ste. 100, Centerville
- Kettering Health Medical Group OB-GYN at Soin Medical Center – Ollie Davis Pavilion – 3535 Pentagon Blvd., Ste. 220, Beavercreek
- Kettering Health Medical Group Sugarcreek Health Center Obstetrics and Gynecology – 6438 Wilmington Pike, Ste. 300, Centerville
- Kettering Health Troy – 600 W. Main Street, Troy
- Kettering Health Washington Township – 1997 Miamisburg Centerville Road, Washington Township
- Kettering Health Washington Township Women's Care – 1989 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd., Ste. 204, Centerville
- Progressive Women's Healthcare at Cornerstone Health Center – 7756 Washington Village Dr., Ste. 135, Washington Township
- Progressive Women's Healthcare at Kettering Health Huber – 8701 Old Troy Pike, Ste. 10 Entrance 3, Huber Heights
