Need free pads or tampons? In Tampa, you can visit a ‘period pantry’
![The Tampa Period Pantry offers free menstrual hygiene products like tampons and pads, as well as other items to help during periods like heating patches for cramps or sanitary wipes.<br>](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2016x1512+0+0/resize/2016x1512!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7f%2F60%2Fd86d29964e138fc6325d2938868e%2Fperiod-pantry.jpg)
Tampa Period Pantry has set up 10 locations to help fight 'period poverty.' It's attracting more attention after Gov. DeSantis vetoed funds for free menstrual products in Florida schools.
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