WASHTENAW COUNTY, Mich. Teens at Washtenaw County International High School are working together to tackle period poverty in the state of Michigan. The group talked with the representatives about raising awareness among community members around Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County. According to Orlyanchik, the financial impacts of COVID-19 has pushed affordable menstrual products even farther out of the reach of those already struggling or unemployed. More and more people are becoming unable to purchase period products for themselves.She emphasized the medical consequences of unsafe or unsanitary period hygiene that may occur when individuals are unable to afford the products they need. Young said that PERIOD@WIHI has taken its advocacy online through virtual meetings, hosting speaker panels, donating menstrual products and sending out newsletters to partnering organizations.