DAYTON — Feminine hygiene products have been added to the growing list of supply chain shortages.
Issues at factories, transportation delays, and the price of materials are just a few reasons for this latest shortage.
However, if people can find pads or tampons at the store, they’ll notice the cost has gone up too.
In a report by Bloomberg, they found the cost of tampons is up nearly 10 percent, and pads are over eight percent higher. These prices are expected to continue to rise in July.
News Center 7′s Kayla McDermott spoke with Audrey Starr, Vice President of mission brand and programs at YWCA, about how they plan to help those in need.
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“There is a need because a lot of times if you don’t hear the need you think that everything is fine. And so, making sure that people know hey if you have extra of these at home that you know you won’t use if you have an abundance of something please bring it to us it’ll be put to great use,” Starr said.
The YWCA works all year to give items to the less fortunate, and that includes feminine products.
The association serves upwards of 100 people each day and works with other organizations to help supply them with products, but if people can find extra items in their homes to donate, they are asking to drop them off since their supply won’t last forever.
“We’re estimating about two months. This isn’t all that we have. But we are trying to be intentional about what we put out. Make sure that everybody has options and variety and that we’re kind of monitoring on the back end and making sure that we can stretch as long as we need it to,” said Starr.
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