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title: Necessities at No Cost. Period.
date: 2023-02-16T05:30:00-05:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/necessities-at-no-cost-period"
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# Necessities at No Cost. Period.

*February 16, 2023* — by [Sala Levin ’10](/author/sala-levin-10)


> Free Menstrual Products Coming Soon to Hundreds of UMD Bathrooms

*Free Period Products 02142023 SC 6938 1920x1080 1 — More than 400 free menstrual product dispensers are being placed in 100 academic and administrative buildings, part of a joint effort from Facilities Management and the Student Government Association. It's the continuation of a program that started last summer to expand access to necessary hygiene products on campus.*

Terps who find themselves in quick need of a tampon or menstrual pad are about to get a slew of new resources—and none of them involves the magnanimity of a stranger in the bathroom.

Starting this week, 425 fully stocked dispensers of free period products are being installed in 100 academic and administrative buildings across campus; a similar effort will follow soon in residence halls. The first dispensers are going into the School of Public Health Building, Van Munching Hall and the Jeong H. Kim Engineering Building, among dozens of others.


*period product dispenser*




**Topics:** [Campus & Community](https://today.umd.edu/tags/campus-community)


**Tags:** [Student Experience](https://today.umd.edu/topic/student-experience)


**Units:** [Division of Student Affairs](https://today.umd.edu/topic/division-student-affairs), [Facilities Management](https://today.umd.edu/topic/facilities-management)