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Michigan Period Aid Closes Amid Rising Costs | Lansing News
A beloved mid-Michigan nonprofit that gave away over nine million menstrual products and helped end period stigma is shutting down July 15th, but its mission isn’t over. Rising costs and plummeting donations—donor numbers dropped by half in a year, product costs jumped from $5K to $10K per shipment—forced the closure. Still, their legacy lives on: they eliminated Michigan’s tampon tax, brought free products to schools, supported other nonprofits, and sent aid to disaster zones. Now, a local charity is stepping in to keep the movement alive, rallying the community to continue fighting period…
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