Teen Turned School Project Into Period Kits For Homeless Women

Photographed by Megan Madden. 15-year-old Lily Alter, a sophomore at Oak Park River Forest High School in Oak Park, IL, has raised almost $8,000 to help homeless women have access to sanitary supplies, The Chicago Tribune reports. Why is this so amazing? For homeless women, getting their periods means having no supplies to deal with stopping the flow, which leads to embarrassing leaks. If you've ever been stuck somewhere without a tampon and no way to get one, you have the basic idea of what eve...