Appalled to learn that the lack of access to feminine hygiene products is a concern not only in developing countries like South Africa but also in a developed country such as the United States, Empower Educate Youth partnered with two shelters in California. Keeping Empower Educate Youth’s goal in mind, we partnered with Pajaro Valley Shelter in Watsonville to constantly supply sanitary pads to the shelter’s women to facilitate their activities and work while they menstruate.