{"id":53216,"date":"2025-12-05T18:32:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/53216\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T18:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T18:32:14","slug":"pennsylvania-invests-3-million-in-free-period-products-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/53216\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Invests $3 Million in Free Period Products | State"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pennsylvania is investing $3 million to provide free period products in schools statewide.<\/p>\n

This funding, part of Governor Josh Shapiro\u2019s 2025-26 budget, builds on last year\u2019s $3 million investment, bringing the total to $6 million over two years.<\/p>\n

The initiative ensures students in all public school districts, charter schools, and technical centers have access to essential hygiene products. First Lady Lori Shapiro emphasized that period products are a basic necessity, helping girls focus on learning without added stress.<\/p>\n

Schools will receive funding based on enrollment, at $1.75 per student, to cover purchases through June 2026. No applications are required, and schools are encouraged to prioritize privacy and accessibility.<\/p>\n

Health Secretary Dr. Debra Bogen says this investment supports a positive, less stressful school experience for girls across Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

For more details on the state\u2019s efforts to support students, visit pa.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania is investing $3 million to provide free period products in schools statewide. This funding, part of Governor…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[222,29972,29973,33,28,30,29,233],"class_list":["post-53216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pennsylvania","tag-budget","tag-free-period-products","tag-hygiene-products","tag-josh-shapiro","tag-pennsylvania","tag-pennsylvania-headlines","tag-pennsylvania-news","tag-schools"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}