LOVELAND, Ohio — A new initiative from one local nonprofit is responding to the needs of women in Southwest Ohio.

Impacting Tomorrow provides basic needs like groceries, clothing and household essentials to Tri-State residents. A new program is also bringing personal care items for women to the forefront.

“One in four women and young girls in our community do not have the proper feminine care products like pads and tampons,” said Laura Baker, Impacting Tomorrow's foundation relationship manager.

That’s the national statistic for what is called "period poverty" in the U.S., but the number is much higher for Hamilton and Clermont counties, where 3 in 5 women and girls face period poverty, according to Impacting Tomorrow.

Local nonprofit works to expand efforts around access to feminine c

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