Sanitary protection when money is tight

A dilema indeed as you say this help shouldn't be just for food bank users. However, that would be a start. Would it be feasable to bag up feminine hygiene products along with deodrants etc. and let those with vouchers help themselves to a nondiscript bag to add to their food box.
Maybe pharmacies could be a collection point for those not using food banks. Who would issue the vouchers though ?
A very worthy cause, good luck with finding a solution.

Thank you Moira. Yes we ask questions and some of them seem random, such as do you have a pet? a baby? This is because we have occasional donations of pet and baby food, or disposable nappies. We could easily ask about sanitary protection and shall. I think it is a wider problem, and would appreciate ideas to extend this to women who don't fall into the Food bank category.

£1.75 20 super Tampax in Asda surely any mother would make sure they bought their daughter some and go without themselves, don't believe it. I would say it was neglect.

Do food banks ask any questions of their clients? Questions must be asked when clients are referred. Couldn't the referral have a question about whether the client/client's family would need sanitary wear? It might be embarrassing, but it's less embarrassing than being without it when needed.
I use "Tena lady" protection and many older women need this. Seeing the people evacuated from tower blocks without anything, sleeping in community centres, I think how I manage without pads and a nearby toilet if I was there.

My WI help a local women's refuge and food bank . We are always encouraged to donate tampons, towels and liners together with basic personal hygenie items ( roll on deodorants, soap, wipes etc). It's easy to forget that when money is very tight these things might be what you would try and go without . Terribly sad in this day and age isn't it?