One Less Worry-transition to community organization

Gene Reil

Sharon Hobson is the Founder and Executive Director of One-Less-Worry.

For several years now, she has scoured store shelves and purchased feminine products for the women who need them. Even personal car trips were often diverted so that Hobson could case the feminine aisle of the retail store she was passing.

One Less Worry will close Jan 2, 2023, leaving her 30 distributors with a void. Those distributors include most of the schools in Knox County along with five food pantries, Rockland and Rockport libraries, The Landing Place, and New Hope Midcoast.  Hobson helped in the fight to eliminate sales tax on feminine hygiene products, and she continues to advocate for products to be available in public places. Currently, she’s worried about the raise in price and the dip in availability of pads.