How Dignity Grows Can Help Your School Comply with Connecticut’s Menstrual Equity Law
Background
In 2022, the Connecticut General Assembly passed Public Act No. 23-160 requiring boards of education to provide free menstrual products in all female restrooms, all-gender restrooms, and at least one male restroom. This mandate, which takes effect for the 2024 – 2025 school year, applies to students in 3rd through 12th grades.
In 2024, The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) allocated one provider $1.95 million of ARPA funding to be used over the next 2-3 years to supply public schools with period products. According to updated information, 280 CT schools are considered eligible for varying degrees of this support.
Products For Your School
As all CT public schools plan for compliance with the new law’s requirements, Dignity Grows is pleased to offer low-cost options for acquiring bulk maxi pads and tampons to ensure students have access to essential period products and help your school / school district fulfill these goals.
Click below to request low-cost bulk period products for your school:
Update On Our “Hope In A Bag” Program
Dignity Grows is proud of our long-standing partnerships with schools and community organizations across CT and across the country. Our Hartford-based flagship chapter offers ongoing hygiene support to over 110 local social service agencies through our “Hope in a Bag” program. This initiative provides tote bags filled with a month’s supply of six essential hygiene items and two full packages of period products to over 25,000 central CT residents each year. The “Hope in a Bag” program relies on the generous support of the community and operates with limited capacity.
Please note: The “Hope in a Bag” program is only intended for individual recipients whose households have been identified or have self-identified as having need.
