Life House, Heartland Hope Mission join forces for diaper project

THE BEGINNING OF THEPANDEMIC ABOUT THETOILET PAPERSHORTAGE.BUT CAN YOU IMAGINEBEING A PARENT AND NOTBEING ABLE TO GETYOUR HANDS ONDIAPERS.3 NEWS NOW REPORTERDANIELLE DAVIS JOINSUS LIVE WITH MOREABOUT HOW THOSE INNEED CAN GET DIAPERSFOR THEIR KIDS.GOOD MORNING KENT.A KID CAN GO THROUGHAS MANY AS 12 DIAPES ADAY.AND IF THERE DIAPERSITUATION ISUNPLEASANT...AND THEY AREN'T ABLETO TALK YET, WELL THEIRONLY WAY OFCOMMUNICATING THEYARE UNCOMFORTABLE ISBY CRYING.SO MAKING SURE THEYHAVE ENOUGH DIAPERSIS IMPORTANT.A TOUGH DECISION NOPARENT SHOULD NEVERHAVE TO MAKE.RENAE BUSH,HEARTLAND HOPEMISSION"PARENTS WOULDHAVE TO MAKETHAT CHOICE DO IBUY FOOD, DO I BUYDIAPERS, I CANONLY AFFORD ONEOR THE OTHER."BUT TWO COMMUNITYORGANIZATIONSWORKING TOGETHERHEARTLAND HOPEMISSION AND LIFE HOUSEIS FILLING THAT GAP,GIVING PARENTS THEADDED SUPPORT THEYNEED.TEGAN REED, EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR, LIFE HOUSE"OUR GOAL IS.TOEND DIAPER NEEDIN THE GREATEROMAHA AREA.WE KNEW OUROUTREACH COULDNOT REACH ALL OFTHE BABIES SO WELOOKED FORORGANIZATIONSLOOKING TO WORKBESIDE US."THE HEARTLAND HOPEMISSION WAS THEPERFECT PARTNERORGANIZATION.RENAE BUSH, PROGRAMCOORDINATOR,HEARTLAND HOPEMISSION"BEFORE LIFE HOUSE,ABSOLUTELY WEWOULD RUN OUTOF SIZES THE SIZES,4, 5 AND 6 ARE OURMOST REQUESTEDSIZES.WE DIDN'T HAVE 4'S,WE DIDN'T HAVESIZE 5'S"THE NEED WAS AND STILLIS...AS IMPORTANT AS EVER.DEWANNA PARKER, MOM"BEING ABLE TO GETDIAPERS IS ABLESSING.SOMETIMESDIFFERENT THINGSCOME UPFINANCIALLY SOTHIS REALLY IS ABLESSING FOR US ASIT HELPS US OUTFINANCIALLY." LIFEHOUSE GIVES OUTABOUT 5THOUSAND DIAPERSA MONTH TODIFFERENTORGANIZATIONS,COMFORTING MORETHAN A THOUSANDKIDS.N SH, PROGRAM OITOR,ARAND HOPESSN HIS IS A SCARYME A LOT OF OE DON'T EVENOWHAT MROW LOOKSLIKE.ING ABLE TO GIVETHAT HO TOOPLE THATAY NEED ITGHT NOW IT HASEN REWARSSION SAYS THEY UALLY SERVEBT 45