{"627795":{"#nid":"627795","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Menstrual Product Program Launches, October 2019","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Menstrual Product Program (MPP) is a student-led initiative to provide free menstrual hygiene products to students on campus. It started as a joint project between the Student Government Association\u0026rsquo;s (SGA\u0026rsquo;s) Cultural and Diversity Affairs Committee (CDAC) and the Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology (WST). Last semester, the program secured approximately $30,000 after receiving support from the student body. The pilot phase of the program is set to begin in October 2019. The program will acquire menstrual hygiene products from Aunt Flow, an organization dedicated to providing and promoting biodegradable, organic, and accessible menstrual hygiene products to campuses across America. One women\u0026rsquo;s restroom and one gender-inclusive restroom in each of the following buildings will have products available: the Scheller College of Business, Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, Mason Civil and Environmental Engineering Building, Smithgall Student Services (Flag) Building, West Village Dining Commons, and Klaus Advanced Computing Building.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ESee the news article here:\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2019\/04\/16\/gift-tech-awarded-cdacwst-menstrual-product-program\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/www.news.gatech.edu\/2019\/04\/16\/gift-tech-awarded-cdacwst-menstrual-product-program\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"CDAC and WST announced the launch of the Menstrual Product Progam"}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFunded by the spring 2019 funds raised by Gift to Tech, the Cultural and Diversity Affairs Committee (CDAC)\u0026nbsp;of the Student Government Association and the Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology (WST) launched Georgia Tech\u0026#39;s Menstrual Product Program on Thursday, October 17, 2019. For more information, see\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mpprogram.gatech.edu\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/mpprogram.gatech.edu\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"CDAC and WST announced the launch of the Menstrual Product Program"}],"uid":"27680","created_gmt":"2019-10-18 19:55:29","changed_gmt":"2019-10-18 19:55:29","author":"Carol Colatrella","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-10-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2019-10-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"132371","name":"The Center for the Study of Women, Science, and Technology"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/mpprogram.gatech.edu\/contact-us\/\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/mpprogram.gatech.edu\/contact-us\/\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[" kyle.jordan.smith@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}