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Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH is an epidemiologist, a writer, and the founder and executive director of The Thurman Perry Foundation, a nonprofit that aims to provide direct-giving resources to women impacted by incarceration nationally, with a special emphasis on Black women and women of color in Louisiana.

When Gabrielle was just 21 years old, she was arrested. Following the deaths of her adoptive and biological parents, Gabrielle’s family was thrust into poverty and homelessness. In early 2016, 2 years after her arrest and an almost year-long stint of homelessness, her conviction was set aside. Her criminal record was later expunged in 2019. In 2020, Gabrielle created The Perry Second Chances Scholarship for current and formerly incarcerated women and girls, as well as girls who have a parent experiencing incarceration.

To date, The Perry Second Chances Scholarship has awarded $150,000 in scholarships to system-impacted women of all ages across the United States, with 53 women in 22 states becoming PSCS scholars since the start of the program. Gabrielle later went on to found The Thurman Perry Foundation in 2021, in memory of her deceased father.

The mission and vision of The Thurman Perry Foundation is to serve 10,000 women and girls impacted by incarceration nationwide by removing obstacles to education, healthcare, and housing so that they may successfully re-enter society and achieve their dreams.

As of May 2023, she has personally facilitated the delivery of over 300,000 organic menstrual products to incarcerated and justice-impacted women and girls at correctional facilities in Texas and Louisiana, including East Baton Rouge Parish Prison, where she, herself, was incarcerated. Gabrielle’s ‘Girl Code’ initiative, under the umbrella of The Thurman Perry Foundation, is the nation’s first and only program addressing menstrual equity for incarcerated women.

Further, The Thurman Perry Foundation pays the rents and mortgages of formerly incarcerated pregnant women and mothers across the country through their Mother’s Day 365 program and is the only direct-giving housing relief organization in the state of Louisiana. To date, The Thurman Perry Foundation has aided over 11,000 women and girls across the country that have been impacted by incarceration.