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...
by GHGP | Advocacy, Education, On Campus, Policy / News
Are pads and tampons easily accessible in your school? Period products should be located in student bathrooms, teachers should let students leave class without question, and period product drives may actually be hurting your efforts to create menstrual equity. Let’s...
