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Huggies heist: Diaper bank robbers lift 13K load
In nearly a year’s time, the Diaper Bank of North Carolina has distributed 139,000 diapers, just barely meeting the demand of struggling families in the community.
So it was a devastating blow last weekend when the bank, housed in a church-owned building in Durham, North Carolina, was robbed of its very essence — 13,000 diapers, about one-third of its inventory.
Providing diapers to low-income families
Melissa Harris-Perry’s foot soldier this week is Michelle Old, the Executive Director of Diaper Bank of North Carolina, which organizes diaper drives for low income mothers.