CHICAGO (CBS) -- In a new wrinkle in the migrant crisis, some who are staying in city-run shelters report there are not enough supplies – and a solution has been to ration diapers. Parents are ...

What if diapers were free for the parents who need them most? In America, diapers have long been treated as a luxury good rather than a necessity. Half of families with young kids struggle to afford ...

On a sweltering afternoon in June, Angelia Victorian waited in the parking lot of a Head Start preschool in Fremont, California, with precious cargo in the trunk of her car — a box of Size 3 diapers.

SHOWS US. WE NEED YOUR HELP HERE IN THE METRO. IT’S A NEED THAT CAN EASILY GO UNSEEN. THIS PAST JANUARY, WE DISTRIBUTED 70% MORE DIAPERS TO OUR AGENCIES THAN WE DID THE PREVIOUS YEAR, WHICH IS HUGE.

KIDS ACROSS THE METRO ARE CLEAN, HEALTHY AND DRY. AS KMBC NINE TERISA WHITE SHOWS US, WE NEED YOUR HELP. IT’S A STARTLING STATISTIC. NEARLY A THIRD OF FAMILIES IN KANSAS CITY DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - There are numerous organizations throughout north central Wisconsin that are constantly looking for ways to help foster healthy communities. Typically, families and individuals ...

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