193: Helping Women Period - Lysne Tait

This week’s episode of The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast features Lysne Tait, co-founder of Helping Women Period - a nonprofit organization that provides no-cost menstrual products to those experiencing homelessness or low-income disparity.   Lysne and her friend Amy Stephenson learned about period poverty and how many women and girls lacked access to critical monthly period products - and they decided to do something about it. What started out as a period product drive has now grown and evolved to be a thriving nonprofit organization that has collected and distributed over 4 MILLION products to women and girls in need. Helping Women Period works to end period poverty through partnerships, advocacy, donations and education.  Lysne has become a nationally recognized leader in the fight to end period poverty and has been featured in Oprah’s O Magazine, TeenVogue, Today.com, Forbes, and more. You do not want to miss this informative and inspiring episode! You will love Lysne, her story, and you will love the incredible work of Helping Women Period! In this episode you’ll hear: Lysne’s inspiring life story;  The story of how Lysne and Amy learned about period poverty and what they decided to do to be a part of the solution; How Helping Women Period started and all about their incredible mission; Statistics and stories about period poverty in our country; How Helping Women Period is making an impact and stories of women and girls who have been helped through their work; And so much more. The 1 Girl Revolution Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, YouTube, and everywhere you listen to podcasts.  For more information on Lysne and Helping Women Period, please visit: }www.1GirlRevolution.com/HelpingWomenPeriod  1 Girl Revolution is a nonprofit multimedia organization that is dedicated to highlighting the stories of everyday women and girls who are changing the world through their lives. For more information, please visit: }www.1GirlRevolution.com