By: Parker Sanchez I Support The Girls (ISTG) is proud to announce the winner of the 2018 BRAvo Award: Jane Holmes, CEO and Affiliate Director of I Support The Girls Australia! Jane has received the award for her dedication to empowering women and supporting thousands of girls and women by helping them maintain their dignity. “Jane’s […]
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Conquering Challenges: Spreading Education and Products in Pakistan
Pakistan is a country of dichotomies. Arid and semi-arid climate contrasted with lush, fertile valleys. Wealth and extreme poverty. Educated women, like I Support the Girls Affiliate Director Sara Asif, and the impoverished, marginalized women to which she provides products and education. Sara has a background in clinical psychology and counseling. Before staying home with […]
Avocadoes, Saran Wrap and Condoms Donations: Not an April Fool’s Joke
When people think BMT, they might think Brooklyn Manhattan Transit, or Subway’s bestselling ‘Bigger, Meatier, Tastier’ sandwich. At Support the Girls, it stands for our menu too: Bras, Maxipads, and Tampons. We don’t have much else on our menu. When you put out a request to collect bras and menstrual products for homeless women, you […]
LIVELY Helps Homeless NYC Women Restore Their Dignity
On February 7th, LIVELY, the New York-based direct-to-consumer Leisurée brand, donated 1,500 bras to I Support the Girls (ISTG) and ISTG then chose to donate the products to a New York City Safe Horizon domestic violence shelter. “We are grateful to I Support the Girls and LIVELY for their generous donation of bras in support […]
Adore Me Empowers Women
Recently, Adore Me partnered with I Support the Girls and donated bras, panties and other products to restore dignity to homeless girls and women. We interviewed Angela Maffia, an Adore Me retail analyst, to learn more about Adore Me and their commitment to giving back to others. Who is Adore Me? Adore Me is a […]
Happy Holidays from Support the Girls!
Written by Sharon Rosenblatt From ends of the earth, we’ve all banded together this past year. The inaugural year of I Support the Girls. A chain of bras has connected people of different faiths, economic statuses, employment, and more in the quest to increase the dignity of women who span those same demographics. We’re all […]
Supporting Girls and Women in a Bangkok Immigration Detention Center
Special Guest Blog and Perspective from our I Support the Girls: Thailand Affiliate: Yasmina Rais El Fenni Bangkok is a honeymoon destination, a spring break vacation for some, or maybe your home address, depending on where you are in the world. But going off the beaten path, my visit to the Suan Phlu Bangkok Immigration […]
The Emotional Need for Free Feminine Hygiene Products in Schools
Special Blog Contribution by: Abby Corrao The bell rings and you become frantic. You can’t be late to class on the day of your math test. You feel panic as your whole body gets hot. In between classes, you realize you got your period, but do not have a pad or tampon. There aren’t any […]
A Rainy Day, but All Sunshine at Spa Day!
Written by Judy Becker, guest blogger. Last week, I Support the Girls teamed up with Thrive DC to help treat the organization’s clients a beautiful spa day. Despite the rain, nearly 100 homeless women turned out to enjoy a complimentary massage and facial, courtesy of Aura Spa, along with a hot meal. As Thrive DC’s […]
Bras for Bread
Written by Jenn Schultz How is it May already? It seems like April just flew by. I Support the Girls was able to accomplish so much this past month. Chapter organizations started gaining traction and bra donations surged across the country. One of I Support the Girls’ dearest friends, Carol Preston, even collected and donated […]