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Addressing period poverty: Why a DC-area nonprofit is popping up in food deserts
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Addressing period poverty: Why a DC-area nonprofit is popping up in food deserts

Montgomery County nonprofit I Support the Girls is launching a pop-up to address period poverty in food desert neighborhoods. News4’s Molette Green explains how the organization is reaching communities in need in new ways. For more information, visit isupportthegirls.org 

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