by Staci Zemlak-Kenter | Advocacy, Behind the Scenes, Reproductive Health
When I asked Elise Joy how I could help Girls Helping Girls Period, I expected her to hand me a simple task. Instead, we laughed our way through a zoom meeting focused on finding a project meaningful to me, and also those I wanted to serve. The result was my assigning...
by Elise Joy | Advocacy, Education, On Campus, Policy / News
Since Fall 2024, New Jersey law has required all public schools to provide free menstrual products, tampons and pads, in student bathrooms for students in grades 6 through 12. The cost is fully reimbursed by the NJ Department of Education, meaning there is no net...
by GHGP | Advocacy, Policy / News, Reproductive Health
Period Stigma is On the Rise — A Bad Trend Despite efforts to normalize menstruation, shame may be deepening. In a recent Harris Poll survey of more than 1000 students from 13-19 years old, on behalf of Thinx/Period, 62% of teens now say society teaches people to be...
by GHGP | Advocacy, Policy / News, Reproductive Health
The Big Beautiful Bill (signed July 4, 2025) makes historic cuts to the SNAP program, removing $186 billion in nutrition funding over the next decade. While it doesn’t mention menstrual products, its impact on period poverty, food insecurity, and menstrual health...
by Elise Joy | Advocacy, Behind the Scenes
GHGP started nearly a decade ago when my family learned that students in our school were regularly missing school due to a lack of period supplies. We had such a phenomenal response to our request for community donations that we were able to make a significant...
by GHGP | Advocacy, Behind the Scenes, Education
Thank you to every one of you who volunteered, served as a social media ambassador, joined one of our programs, made a financial gift, or who simply took the opportunity to talk more openly about periods, helping alleviate the stigma surrounding them. We know...
