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Free period products will be available at further locations around the island – including family centres and mental health sites – as the government expands its pilot scheme.
First launched in October, the scheme has now been expanded to include Mind Jersey, Beresford Street Kitchen, The Bridge Child and Family Centre, and reproductive health clinic Brook (for under-21s only).
In May, the government previously expanded the initiative to make free period products available at food banks and youth centres across the Island.
Pupils at Jersey schools or sixth-form students at Highlands College remain able to access free period products in their school or college during term time.
And products remain available at the town and Communicare libraries, Fort Regent, Les Quennevais Sports Centre, the Customer and Local Services hub in La Motte Street.
This continued expansion of the pilot scheme forms part of an initiative that was a 'key commitment' of Chief Minister Kristina Moore's 100 Day Action Plan.
The £600,000 scheme to provide free period products was approved as part of the government's emergency mini-budget to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
It aims to address period poverty, ensure period dignity and remove stigma around the subject of periods.
Alongside the scheme, the government is running a public consultation to find out which other types of products they would like to use and from which locations.
For more information, to provide feedback, and for a full list of venues, click here.
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