Corporate Sponsors
816Loved is a non-profit organization that seeks to encourage
Volunteers
Luci Farr
Volunteers
Sumit Kusuo
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Worio Totio
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Lisa Pusio
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We have an exciting announcement!
We are launching the Igniting Greatness Round Table, an exciting quarterly event for girls where we will spend a few hours igniting greatness by having a round table discussion about all things life, preparing for adulthood with important topics that every young woman should be equipped with, and girl talk and we will finish the event with a cultural experience around Kansas City (i.e. visiting the Nelson Art Gallary, experiencing delicious food at some of KC’s greatest dining locations, or attending an event at wonderful performing arts centers such as the Kauffman Center, the Crossroads Arts District, or the Jazz District).
More details, coming soon! We Want to Hear from You!
Hygiene and Period Supplies Drive
“Having a period is not a luxury,
but period supplies are taxed like one.”
~ Alliance for Period Supplies
Hygiene and Period Supply Drive date and location coming soon.
Why hold a drive?
Period poverty: why it should be everybody’s business.
Period poverty is defined as a lack of access to period and hygiene products. Period poverty like other forms of poverty can be debilitating. It can take different forms and has emotional, physical, and mental health effects on individuals. It is high time poverty period becomes everybody’s business. Barriers to period products have been associated with health issues including depression and urinary tract infections.
Statistics:
Period poverty: why it should be everybody’s business.
• 2 in 5 girls struggle to purchase period products.
• 38% of low-income girls report missing school or similar events due to a lack of access to period products.
• 1 in 6 girls live below the federal poverty line.