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San Mateo County approves $20,000 grant to expand access to menstrual products
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Amanda Safi created the Period Equity Project to provide free products to low-income students.Lea Suzuki / The Chronicle
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to award a $20,000 grant to launch a pilot program at San Mateo High School that aims to provide free menstrual products for low-income students.
With the funding, the Period Equity Project, an initiative launched by San Mateo teenager Amanda Safi, could begin as soon as next week at San Mateo High School. The project will provide menstrual products alongside free lunches to students who need them. The money comes from a half-cent sales tax San Mateo County voters passed in 2016 intended to help fund an array of critical services.
Bay Area teenager taking on period poverty in San Mateo County schools
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Amanda Safi of San Mateo works to dispense free menstrual products to high school students during the pandemic and afterward.Lea Suzuki / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Amanda Safi rallies in San Mateo on a project to dispense free menstrual products to high school students during the pandemic and afterward.Lea Suzuki / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Amanda Safi of San Mateo is working on a project to dispense free menstrual products to high school students during the pandemic and afterward.Lea Suzuki / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less