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Congratulations to WIT Young Leaders Heading to University; Please Send a Gift
Congratulations to the four Women in Training, Inc. Young Leaders who are graduating from high school in May 2022. They all plan to...
Adeyela Bennett
May 11, 20221 min read


WIT Board Elects Akiesha Anderson and Sandra Whatley Washington to the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Women in Training, Inc. elected two new members at its April 2022 meeting. The board unanimously elected...
Adeyela Bennett
May 11, 20223 min read


WIT Young Leader Featured in Wall Street Journal
Makayla McDonald, one of the Women in Training, Inc. Young Leaders, was featured in the Wall Street Journal in an article about teenagers...
Adeyela Bennett
May 11, 20221 min read


Happy Mother’s Day from Women in Training, Inc.!
Happy Mother’s Day from Women in Training, Inc. Enjoy this video!
Adeyela Bennett
May 7, 20221 min read


Council for Economic Education Partners with WIT for Invest in Girls Financial Literacy Series
The Council for Economic Education has partnered with Women in Training, Inc. to provide a series of workshops and experiential learning...
Adeyela Bennett
May 3, 20223 min read


University Professor Makes Bracelets for WIKTKITS Giveaway
Dr. Lee A. Farrow, Distinguished Teaching Professor of History at Auburn University of Montgomery, lovingly makes hundreds of beaded...
Adeyela Bennett
May 3, 20221 min read


Alabama Governor Kay Ivey Holds Ceremonial Signing of HB 50 to Help End Period Poverty!
Photos by Hal Yeager and Jill Norris On April 20, 2022, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey graciously hosted the ceremonial signing into law of...
Adeyela Bennett
Apr 20, 20223 min read


Montgomery Public Schools & WIT Partner to Provide Menstrual, Dental & Hygiene Supplies to Students
Photos by Scott Johnson and Sheralyn Belyeu Dr. LaKeshia Thomas, DMD, Community Outreach Director for Women in Training, Inc., has...
Adeyela Bennett
Apr 20, 20223 min read


WIT Development Circle Kicks-off Year 2 at MGMWERX: Plans for STEM Tour & Financial Literacy Series
Photos by Trent Edwards On April 8, 2022, Women in Training, Inc. kicked off the second year of the WIT Leadership Development Circle...
Adeyela Bennett
Apr 19, 20221 min read


Alabama Governor Ivey Signs Bill to Provide Menstrual Hygiene Products in Title I Schools
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed House Bill 50, introduced by Representative Rolanda Hollis, into state law on April 14, 2022, making...
Adeyela Bennett
Apr 14, 20221 min read


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' Women’s Group & JustServe Support Menstrual Project
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Alabama has collaborated with Women in Training, Inc. for more than two years to help...
Adeyela Bennett
Apr 13, 20222 min read


Alabama Senate Passes Menstrual Equity Bill
On April 5, 2022, the Alabama Senate voted 31-0 to pass House Bill 50 that was introduced by Rep. Rolanda M. Hollis to end period poverty...
Adeyela Bennett
Apr 6, 20222 min read


Alabama Senate Voting on HB 50 on April 5, 2022!
“HB50 is on the special order calendar in the senate today. If it passes with no amendments, the bill will become law upon the Governor’s...
Adeyela Bennett
Apr 5, 20222 min read


Girls Shouldn’t Have to Choose Between School, Food and Period Products!
Khadidah Stone, Government Affairs Coordinator, Women in Training, Inc., published an opinion piece in the Montgomery Advertiser...
Adeyela Bennett
Mar 28, 20221 min read


First WIT Mother-Daughter Brunch Embodies Powerful Connections
By Adoria Hughes On March 12, 2022, more than 250 women and girls filled the Capital City Club in downtown Montgomery in a fellowship of...
Adeyela Bennett
Mar 16, 20223 min read


An Open Letter to Alabama State Senators: Vote YES to HB 50 Menstrual Equity Bill
Dear Senators: We, the undersigned Board of Directors of Women in Training, Inc., respectfully ask that you vote YES to support House...
Adeyela Bennett
Mar 15, 20221 min read


Adeyela Bennett
Mar 14, 20220 min read


Women In Training to Host Inaugural Mother-Daughter Brunch as a Fundraiser to Fight Period Poverty
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Women In Training, Inc. (WIT), a nonprofit organization that distributes WITKITS® of menstrual, hygiene and dental...
Adeyela Bennett
Mar 11, 20222 min read


Alabama House of Representatives Unanimously Passes HB 50 Menstrual Supplies Bill
By Jill Friedman Way back in the before times (before COVID-19, before the war in Europe, before a change in President), around July...
Adeyela Bennett
Mar 2, 20221 min read


Kick off Women’s History Month by Supporting HB 50 Menstrual Hygiene Bill in Alabama
On the first day of Women's History Month, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, at 1:00 p.m., the Alabama House of Representatives' Rules Committee is...
Adeyela Bennett
Feb 25, 20221 min read
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