GREENSBORO, N.C. — The Diaper Bank of North Carolina is still seeing an increasing need for help, more than a year after the coronavirus pandemic began. Parents are struggling to afford basic necessities for their children. Nannies are working to change that.

What You Need To Know

  • Diaper Bank of N.C. supplies diapers, feminine hygiene and other sanitary products

  • Local nanny agencies partnered together to donate to Diaper Bank of N.C.

  • According to the diaper bank, 1 in 3 families are struggling to buy diapers for their children


Leanna Nash and co-founder Shanae Whisonant of Nanny by Design have partnered with Gate City Nannies to hold a diaper drive for diapers and feminine hygiene products for the Diaper Bank of North Carolina. It has been experiencing a shortage since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
 
“Collecting these diapers we really saw a struggle in these parents. They said one in three families are struggling to provide diapers for their families, which is insane, and programs like WIC and food stamps don’t cover diapers, which is hard for parents,” Nash said.
 
Nash knew she had the network to help, enlisting nannies and parents to help.
 
“Families that had to use one diaper per day for their child or choosing over formula or diapers, and for us that’s unacceptable, so of course we wanted to help,” Nash said.
 
During the drive they collected more than a thousand diapers donated to the Diaper Bank of North Carolina warehouse in Winston-Salem. Jocelyn Grayson, the Triad Diaper Bank coordinator, said these diapers help change people's lives.
 
“People don’t think about diapers or period products when they donate things to shelters and different programs, and there are no federal protection for period products or diapers or things like that so once again when there is one need, there's often another,” Grayson said.
 
The Diaper Bank of N.C. services the entire state of North Carolina. If you are looking for help, or to donate, you can do so by heading to its website.