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Local Foster Family Association Receives 15,000 Diapers to Serve Monterey County Foster Children and Families in Need.

Bay Area Organization Appeals to Monterey Community to Help Raise

15,000 More Diapers by Mother’s Day.

Salinas, CA – The Monterey County Association of Families Caring for Children (MCAFCC) and Bay Area-based non profit, Help A Mother Out, have partnered together to get much needed diapers to local children in need. On Saturday, January 21, 2012, together with local volunteers, Susan Derichsweiler, of Salinas, drove a large truck up the Bay Area to accept a donation of 15,000 Huggies diapers, on behalf of foster children and families in need served through the MCAFCC.

“We serve between 400-600 children under the age of five, per year. For quite some time we have been unable to fill a common request from emergency foster care families. That request is for diapers,” says Derichsweiler, MCAFCC President. “Children entering the foster care system do so abruptly, many times leaving their home with only the clothes on their backs. This wonderful donation will help us serve our tiniest clients when they are most in need.”

Lisa Truong, Help A Mother Out’s co-founder and executive director, says “We are very pleased to be partnering with MCAFCC to get diapers to Monterey County’s needy children. Diapers are rarely donated to organizations like the MCAFCC, who serve our most vulnerable children.”

“We made this grant because we know that diapers are a critical, yet unmet need in Monterey County. The truth is, MCAFCC will need more help from the local community in order to serve their families throughout this year. That is why we are issuing a public appeal to the residents of Monterey County to help “match” our gift and raise 15,000 more diapers. This is an easy and fun way to make a direct impact in the life of a vulnerable child. Whether you are a caring individual, business owner, or a faith-based group, please consider hosting or participating in a diaper drive to benefit MCAFCC before this Mother’s Day, which is May 13^th.”

Donations of diapers and baby wipes are currently being accepted at the MCAFCC offices, located at HartnellCollege, 411 Central Ave G15, Salinas, Ca 93901. Donations by check (memo line: “diapers”) can be sent to: MCAFCC,P. O. Box 2283, 93902.  

About the MCAFCC: The Monterey County Association of Families Caring for Children is a dynamic organization of resource families, foster parents, relative caregivers, near-kin and community members who have a common interest the welfare of Monterey County’s children.

About Help A Mother Out: Help A Mother Out, a project of Community Initiatives, is a nationally-recognized non profit dedicated to increasing access to diapers for families in need. Our flagship “diaper bank” is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, having distributed diapers and other hygiene supplies to over 22 agencies in San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Solano counties. Our vision is a day when every baby has an adequate supply of diapers. Visit us on the web and learn how to start your own diaper drive: www.helpamotherout.org. Contact: lisa at helpamotherout dotorg.