Catherine McAuley Center

The Catherine McAuley Center in Scranton will host a Mother’s Day tea to celebrate mothers and all women.

Three nonprofit organizations based in Lackawanna County work extra hard during the holiday season to bring community resources to the people who need them the most.

The Catherine McAuley Center in Scranton wasn’t necessarily looking for computers. That’s until a group of Abington Heights High School students reached out. Now the nonprofit has updated technology to better serve people in need.

Aunt Flo, the dot, the red wave, there are many nicknames for periods. Menstruation is often not talked about. There’s a stigma, it’s taboo. And it brings harm to the 500 million people worldwide who do not have access to period products. The Catherine McAuley Center in Scranton aimed to break those stigmas Tuesday while providing period products and education to those in need. The center celebrated Menstrual Hygiene Day, an annual global day of awareness and action.