Two Chicago-area lawmakers are pushing for the creation of a monthly diaper allowance.
It is estimated one in three families nationwide don't have the money to purchase diapers.
"In 2004, nobody was talking about diaper need," said Lee Ann Porter of the Loving Bottoms Diaper Bank. "I did the things people traditionally tell you to do. They tell you to go to your local food pantry, reach out to local organizations, nobody had diapers. It just wasn't something available. My relief — I found temporary ways to do it. I had a neighbor pawn my wedding ring and we used the money to buy diapers.
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