White House Honors Young Advocates for Change and Community Improvement

16-year-old twins Brooke and Breanna Bennett from Alabama will be honored at the White House for their efforts to end period poverty. The sisters successfully advocated for a law that provides free period products to low-income schools in the state. They were named Period Heroes by Always and Walmart and have donated thousands of pads through their organization, Women in Training. The White House ceremony, called Girls Leading Change, will also announce new programs to support young people, including actions to cancel student debt and invest in mental health.