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Community Effort Brings 40,000 Period Supplies to Central Alabama

Approximately 40,000 period supplies will go individuals in need across Central Alabama following United Way Hands On’s 2026 Period Supply Drive. Held from March 9th to April 3rd in recognition of Women’s History

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How One Family Shows Up for the Period Supply Drive

No one should have to choose between buying food and purchasing essential hygiene products. Yet for many individuals across Central Alabama, that is a reality. Through United Way of Central

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Two UAB Students Partner with United Way to Make a Powerful Impact on Period Poverty

When Leah Johnson and Judie Colon-Perez began a class project at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), they did not expect it to grow into an effort that collected

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