Menstrual Equity For All
RECENT MEDIA COVERAGE
NPR
"The legislation includes bills that urge Congress to allow SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid to cover period products, establish related services for homeless residents, and create a state-run menstrual hygiene products program." Read more.
HUFFINGTON POST
"Before period poverty can be addressed in a significant way, people need to be made aware it’s even a problem, said Eiko La Boria, the founder of The Flow Initiative, a non-profit that addresses period poverty and gender equity in Jersey City." Read more.
THE HOBOKEN PATCH
“We are elated to surpass one million product donations and continue our work to help the most vulnerable in the communities where we live and operate said Sabrina Browne. Over the last four years, we have grown significantly as an organization and our success would not be possible without local, regional, and global partners." Read more.
TAPINTO JERSEY CITY
"The Jersey City Board of Education paid tribute to Eiko La Boria, Founder and Executive Director of The Flow Initiative, a local grassroots, nonprofit charity dedicated to eradicating period poverty, establishing menstrual equity, and elevating gender equality beginning in Jersey City." Read more.
AMERICAN LIBRARY MAGAZINE
"Yet La Boria, whose organization works with the 10-location Jersey City (N.J.) Free Public Library (JCFPL) system, says that it’s not just about addressing the needs of low-income populations. Affordability is one thing; sheer availability is another." Read more.
NEW YORK CITY PATCH
"The Flow Initiative announced the End Period Poverty campaign in partnership with the United State of Women (USOW) The campaign raises awareness of period poverty nationwide and provides resources for people who menstruate and allies to advocate for menstrual equity." Read more.
TAPINTO JERSEY CITY
"Period poverty impacts everyone who menstruates, and it is exacerbated by the fact that menstrual hygiene products are typically not publicly funded in budgets for schools, shelters, prisons, and crisis emergency centers said Sabrina Browne. Especially now when tampon prices are up 10% from a year ago, creating more barriers to access for all who menstruate." Read more.