ORLANDO, Fla. – One hundred and eighty-two families signed up to claim free diapers Tuesday at the Holden Heights Community Center in Orlando.
The Central Florida Diaper Bank partnered with the Orange County Community Action Division to host the drive-thru diaper distribution for families in need.
Sharon Lyles, CEO of the Central Florida Diaper Bank, said she wants to relive the stress of buying diapers for struggling families. “We don’t want a parent to have to decide, ‘am I going to buy food,’” Lyles said. “It’s already an issue people are laid off.
They can’t pay their rent. If we can make a difference which is to give that family diapers for their babies, then we think we have done something good.” Families signed up before arriving