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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Araceli Gómez-Aldana

New health center on Chicago’s South Side aims to end ‘period poverty’

Venisha Bonds, Gyrls in the H.O.O.D. operations manager, volunteer Destiny Walker and founder Chez Smith at the nonprofit’s new health services center at 605 E. 71st St. (Araceli Gómez-Aldana/WBEZ)

Five years ago, Chez Smith drove around Chicago’s South Side in a red minivan she called the “hood-mobile.” She passed out tampons and pads while providing reproductive health education.

“We were out on the street, on bus stops outside of schools. We would provide services out in the open,” Smith said.

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