Capital Diaper Bank

I was shocked. I was appalled. I was heartbroken....
I recently received an email from a colleague that opened my eyes to an issue in our community (in our nation even), that I wonder if many of you have considered (I know  I hadn't). The email was in regards to an initiative that Huggies® is leading to build awareness about diaper needs. A study commissioned by Huggies revealed that 1 in 3 American mothers struggle to provide diapers for their babies. These mothers have had to cut back on basics such as food, utilities, or even child care in order to provide enough diapers. Even more heartbreaking than this, after doing some research of my own, I found that the need is so desperate for some of our local children, they are being forced to use the same diaper for many hours and sometimes days at a time, causing serious and painful skin infections.
Thankfully, there are things we can do as a community to save these children from their suffering. We can make monetary or diaper donations to diaper banks, host diaper drives, and educate others in the community about this cause. Children-R-First will be working with the local March of Dimes chapter and the Central VA Food Bank over the next 4-6 months to raise awareness and host a community diaper drive to benefit our own local diaper bank, The Capital Diaper Bank, based out of Richmond. We will be hosting a diaper drive at the upcoming School Readiness workshop "Beyond ABCs and 123s" on March 1st. To learn more about that event, please click here. If you would like to host a diaper drive at your place of business, church or social gathering, please contact us; .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 
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