Blue Valley High School students help those unable to afford period products [Video]

KSHB 41 reporter Olivia Acree covers portions of Johnson County, Kansas. Share your story idea with Olivia.

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Three Blue Valley High School students are working to provide menstrual products to women and girls who can’t afford them.

The students started the Flow Forward Foundation when they saw the need in their community.

The trio uses social media to educate people on how they can help.

The three students got about 10,000 donations when they held their first drive.

Now, the group is hosting its second product drive.

They hope to collect more donations this year and plan to donate to more organizations, including Giving Hope and Help and KVC Kansas.

The students shared why schools are important to their efforts.

“Where there is poverty, there is period poverty, but it’s often a very neglected issue among younger people, like in school,” said Trisha Rastogi, Flow Forward …