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 | P.S. Period Stories
By Brianna Halek, Age 34 I remember feeling so smart when in the 5th grade, the girls were split up from the boys, each group set up to watch a video on what to expect during puberty. I had already gotten my first period and other body changes. It was a roll-my-eyes...
by GHGP | P.S. Period Stories
By K. Wood, Age 74 My story and the feelings connected are distant but still with me today. I am 74 years young. I was the only girl in my elementary school having her period. I was eleven years old. If my period started or I needed to change my pad I would be...
by GHGP | P.S. Period Stories
By Hazel, Age 30 At 29 years old I made the personal decision to have my tubes removed. I know it’s an iffy subject as some women can’t get pregnant or have to go through horrible treatments to get help with it. But it taught me so much about the process...
by GHGP | P.S. Period Stories
By Crystal L. Jackson, RN We are only in bloom for a season. The average age at the start of menarche is twelve years and menstruating persons will spend on average $20 per cycle. That adds up to thousands of dollars spent over a lifetime considering women will have a...
by GHGP | Advocacy, Education, On Campus, Policy / News
When it comes to providing for the needs of menstruating students, there is a very wide range of support from state to state. New Jersey, the home state of Girls Helping Girls. Period. passed a law in 2023 that requires period products to be available for free in half...
by GHGP | Advocacy, Education, Policy / News, Reproductive Health
We’ve all been talking about this for years… girls seem to be getting their first periods earlier than their parents and grandparents. A new study in the JAMA Network Open highlights some trends and possible reasons for early menstruation. Among the...
by Elise Joy | Education, On Campus, Reproductive Health
I don’t have any traumatic memories of going to the school nurse when I was in middle or high school, having to ask for a pad because I had gotten my period unexpectedly, or had forgotten what I needed at home. It’s not that I never went to the nurse; I just never...
