Avril Silva is a student journalist and blogger from Lorton, Va., a Northwestern Cherub Scholar, and founder of high school newspaper, SNN News. She studies Journalism and Mass Communications at George Washington University.
Teen-led groups and organizations around the country are demonstrating the impact local period product drives have on curbing period poverty, ending period stigma, and the value of securing resources on a community and legislative level.
The Black Girl Freedom Fund raised over $20 million last year, allowing teens to give grants to organizations prioritizing the safety and well-being of Black girls.