SPOKANE, Wash. - When most people hear "back to school shopping," they think of notebooks and new pens. But local school districts are seeing a growing number of students heading into the new year in need of basic hygiene products like shampoo, deodorant, or tampons.

To help meet this rising demand, KXLY is partnering with Numerica Credit Union and Project Beauty Share for the first ever Hope 4 Kids Hygiene Drive.

Julie Farley, founder of Project Beauty Share, has witnessed this need firsthand. "We're seeing an incredible surge in students coming to school in need," Farley said.

One of the districts benefiting from this drive is the Mead School District. Their hygiene product stand, located in the district’s resource hub, often runs low on supplies.

"The older kids, one of the first th

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