Comprehensive Program Blueprint ensuring no woman or girl living with PCOS or fibroids in Arizona ever has to go without menstrual products, restoring dignity, health, and equity.
To ensure that no woman or girl living with PCOS or fibroids in Arizona ever has to go without menstrual products, restoring dignity, health, and equity for those in the most vulnerable situations, from jails and shelters to schools and transitional housing.
A world where menstruating with PCOS or fibroids never becomes a barrier to full participation in education, employment, or daily life, regardless of economic circumstance or institutional setting.
of women in a low-income urban sample could not afford menstrual products in the past year
Source: Kuhlmann et al., Obstet Gynecol 2019had to choose between menstrual products and food in that same sample
Source: Kuhlmann et al., Obstet Gynecol 2019In a low-income urban sample, 64% of women could not afford menstrual products in the past year
Source: Kuhlmann et al., Obstet Gynecol 2019Nationally, 23% of teens surveyed said they have struggled to afford period products, and students who cannot get supplies are more likely to miss class
Source: PERIOD. & Thinx, State of the Period 2023Research with American Indian adolescents documents real difficulty obtaining menstrual products and supportive education in rural and tribal communities
Source: Huseth-Zosel & Secor, WIN Conference 2025Arizona still taxes menstrual products. Bills to exempt them from transaction privilege tax have been introduced repeatedly since 2021 and have not become law
Source: Arizona State Legislature, HB 2678 (2026)Women in Arizona state prisons received a free allotment of only 12 pads a month until public pressure raised it to 36 in 2018
Source: NPR, February 2018Arizona charges sales tax on pads, tampons and other period products, the same way it taxes non essential retail goods.
The Alliance for Period Supplies lists Arizona among the 18 states that still tax period products as of July 1, 2026.
Source: Alliance for Period SuppliesAvalara's tax compliance reporting from May 2026 confirms Arizona is still on that list of states applying sales tax to menstrual products.
Source: Avalara, May 2026Period Law estimates Arizona collects roughly $9.3 million a year from taxing period products, money paid mostly by people who have no choice but to buy them.
Source: Period Law, state scorecardExemption bills have been introduced repeatedly since 2021 without becoming law. In the 2026 session, HB 2678 proposed exempting diapers and feminine hygiene products from the transaction privilege tax with bipartisan sponsorship.
Source: Arizona HB 2678 (2026)Earlier exemption attempts at the legislature are documented in the state's own bill records.
Source: Arizona State Legislature, HB 2678 (2026)A tax on a product you cannot skip is a tax on having a period. For a family already choosing between food and supplies, every added cent pushes products further out of reach. Until the exemption passes, One in Every 10 keeps products stocked at partner sites across Maricopa County and Pima County so nobody has to go without.
One in Every 10 keeps menstrual hygiene products in stock at our partner sites across Maricopa County and Pima County.
We collect donated and purchased supplies, warehouse them ourselves, and distribute them directly to the partner sites women already trust.
Women with PCOS and fibroids face amplified period poverty due to heavier, more unpredictable bleeding
of Black women and nearly 70% of white women develop fibroids by age 50
Source: Baird et al., Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003Free menstrual care kits with organic, reusable, and sustainable products through schools, clinics, prisons, public buildings, and mutual aid groups across Arizona's underserved communities.
Menstrual equity workshops equipping participants with tools for understanding heavy bleeding, safe product use, hormonal links to menstrual health, and self-advocacy in medical settings.
Support and advocate for legislation to end the tampon tax, guarantee free menstrual products in institutions, and expand Medicaid coverage for menstrual health supplies.
We support and advocate for local and national legislation
End the tampon tax in Arizona
Guarantee free menstrual products in schools, shelters, and correctional facilities
Expand Medicaid coverage for menstrual health supplies
Women and girls with diagnosed or suspected PCOS/fibroids in Arizona's most vulnerable settings
Congregations hosting Emergency Flow Stations in their restrooms
Church food pantries and clothing closets distributing period kits
Women's ministries and youth groups hosting menstrual health workshops
Faith-based outreach teams serving unsheltered neighbors
Arizona state prisons and county jails serving incarcerated women
Youth detention centers with female populations
Federal detention facilities in Arizona
Homeless shelters serving unsheltered individuals in Maricopa County
Domestic violence shelters providing safety for women and families
Transitional housing programs and halfway houses
Emergency youth shelters serving runaway and homeless teens
Title I public schools in high-need districts (grades 6-12)
Community colleges with significant BIPOC enrollment
Universities serving low-income student populations
Alternative education programs and continuation schools
Title X clinics and community health centers
Rural health clinics with limited resources
Mental health facilities and residential treatment centers
Our program's own planned budget allocation across Arizona communities, an internal program target, not a research finding.
Primary focus area with highest population density
Secondary focus area including border communities
Navajo, Apache, and Cochise counties priority
Where to find free emergency flow kits across Arizona
Free supplies available in restrooms and public spaces to ensure dignity and access. Select a region to see where our Emergency Flow Stations are hosted.
Community church restroom stations
Phoenix • Faith-based host site
Emergency & domestic violence shelters
Phoenix • Shelter host site
Title I middle & high school nurse offices
Mesa • School host site
Community health center restrooms
Glendale • Clinic host site
Community college campus restrooms
Tempe • Campus host site
Exact addresses and hours are shared on request so host sites keep control of their access rules. Contact us to find the station nearest you or to host one.
Through Flow Without Fear, we provide free period kits with a full month of supplies to women and girls in Maricopa and Pima County. Each kit includes 100% cotton Regular and Super Pads, 100% cotton Regular and Super Tampons, panty liners, feminine wipes, ibuprofen, a heating pad, pimple patches, a period health info card, and more, at no cost.
Free • Confidential • Provided with dignity
Help us ensure every woman and girl in Arizona has access to the menstrual products they need, when they need them, regardless of their circumstances.
Sources below are labeled by type: peer-reviewed studies, government and public health data, clinical guidelines, and advocacy or nonprofit reports. Follow any link to read the original source.