Updates
2023 Looking Back – Looking Forward
Happy New Year! As I reflect on 2023, I am excited about the development and growth that Georgia STOMP has undergone. The team we have assembled is committed to this work. We are diverse in perspective and in the gifts we bring to the mission. For those who have been a part of this effort […]
Period Product Dispensers Soon Available At Georgia Public Schools!
School doors have opened across the state which is still a shocker to some of us who never started before Labor Day! Returning to the classroom means, for many students, returning to a season of fear, facing questions like: when will my period start, will I have the products I need to attend class or […]
2023 Georgia STOMP Board Annual Meeting
On Saturday, June 15, the Georgia STOMP Board met for its second Annual Meeting celebrating the first time we’ve gathered to reflect on a full year of work together! It was a joyous day with some of us meeting in person for the first time! Hugs and smiles were shared all around! Since August of […]
Events
Spring Summit 2024
Georgia STOMP Coalition member organization leadership and affiliates meet twice a year in biennial summits to strategize, connect and learn from each other regarding menstrual equity advances and progress in the coalition’s effort to eliminate period poverty in Georgia. The 2024 Spring Summit was a hybrid event generously hosted by the YWCA of Greater Atlanta, […]
Join us for Tax Free Georgia Press Conference!
Join your voice with state leaders asking for Georgia to join the other 29 states that have no sales tax on period products! January 18th 9:00 am South Wing Steps on 2nd Floor inside Capitol We will gather beginning at 8:45 am Enter via security entrance on the south side of the Capitol on […]
Fall Summit 2023
Georgia STOMP hosted our annual Fall Membership Summit on Nov 1. We were excited to see so many coalition leaders in person and virtually. We are grateful to Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies who graciously provided their space and technology for the meeting. Those in attendance enjoyed hearing spotlights from member organizations Georgia Association of School […]
Success Stories
2022 Year in Review
Georgia STOMP was impactful in 2022! Our efforts are making a difference throughout the state in the lives of those who menstruate. As we prepare for 2023, it’s good to look back and celebrate the work we accomplished together as a coalition!
2022 “Feminine Hygiene” Grant Funding Timeline
This graphical presentation of state funding is a great way to understand the history of how the Georgia legislature is addressing period poverty. Georgia was the first state in the country to allocate state funds to address period poverty and allow students to be present in school and functioning at their greatest potential. With […]
Sine Die 2022 – Priority Success!
As it has been since 2020, the 2022 Georgia Legislative Session continued to present problems for advocates — January began with high COVID transmission rates. Combining the prevalence of the virus with Georgia’s low vaccination rates meant in person advocacy at the Capitol was a challenge! Nevertheless, Georgia STOMP advocates succesfully pivoted to new methods of […]
Georgia STOMP In The News
Atlanta City Council considers providing free women’s health products in city buildings
By Eric Mock Fox 5 Atlanta News
Teens are the leading voice to end ‘period poverty’
Laura Berrios Chamblee High School senior Deeksha Khanna has spent the past year trying to understand period poverty and ease the injustices of it in her community. She has learned that one in five women and girls do not have access to menstrual products, a basic necessity. The 17-year-old has assembled personalized menstrual hygiene kits […]
Opinion: How You Can Help During Period Poverty Awareness Week
Jamie Lackey | May 22, 2023 Last year alone, Helping Mamas distributed nearly 900,000 period products to the women and girls who need them the most. The bulk of those essential items were distributed during the summer.
