Keeping Families Covered takes over McHenry diaper bank
NORTHWEST HERALD - Ann Marie Mathis started her first iteration of Waukegan-based Keeping Families Covered in her basement in 2010,...
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Keeping Families Covered Announces McHenry County Expansion
Opening additional warehouse/distribution center to address diaper need and period poverty to reach even more children in 2023 and beyond...
Atturo Tire to help Keeping Families Covered with diaper drive
Annual holiday drive runs from Nov. 1 through Dec. 31, aims to collect more than 50,000 diapers WAUKEGAN - LAKE COUNTY JOURNAL - Atturo...
Keeping Families Covered, Closs Tire & Auto team up for child car seat safety initiative
WAUKEGAN -- DAILY HERALD -- Keeping Families Covered and Closs Tire & Auto are joining forces to ensure that families struggling to...
Changing Table sponsorship supports area diaper distributions in time of need
WAUKEGAN -- DAILY HERALD -- A new sponsorship program is filling a pandemic-fueled fund-raising gap while offering benefactors the chance...
Waukegan mayor tours Keeping Families Covered
Proclaims Sept. 27-Oct. 3 Diaper Need Awareness Week WAUKEGAN — LAKE COUNTY JOURNAL - Waukegan Mayor Ann Taylor greeted volunteers Sept....
Nonprofits form coalition to bring awareness to unmet diaper need
Governor issues proclamation to encourage Illinoisans to donate WAUKEGAN – LAKE COUNTY JOURNAL - Gov. JB Pritzker has proclaimed the week...
Keeping Families Covered extends reach, adds Kenosha territory and adult diapers
WAUKEGAN – LAKE COUNTY JOURNAL - After a year in which the COVID-19 pandemic exponentially increased demand for its services, Keeping...
A LIMITLESS HELPING HAND: KEEPING FAMILIES COVERED
First Midwest Bank "We Have Ideas" for Your Small Business Feature - March 22, 2021 Meet Ann Marie Mathis, the selfless and inspiring...
Waukegan-based organization works around coronavirus to distribute diapers, other children's items
WAUKEGAN - CHICAGO TRIBUNE - Helping children is a passion for retirees Lizzy Helgren and Sandy Pearson of Gurnee, so volunteering at...
Keeping Families Covered fills great need this year
WAUKEGAN – LAKE COUNTY JOURNAL - For one family in Fox Lake facing mounting medical bills, Waukegan-based Keeping Families Covered has...
Twice As Nice Mother & Child adopts new name
WAUKEGAN -- DAILY HERALD - Twice As Nice Mother & Child is changing its name this August to more accurately reflect the Lake County...
Twice As Nice Mother & Child to adopt new name
WAUKEGAN – LAKE COUNTY JOURNAL - Twice As Nice Mother & Child is changing its name in August to more accurately reflect the Lake County...
Twice As Nice Mother & Child expands program
WAUKEGAN -- DAILY HERALD - Imagine facing this month's period without adequate funds to buy the necessary personal hygiene supplies. For...
Twice as Nice brings diapers on the go to struggling families
WAUKEGAN – LAKE COUNTY JOURNAL - Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, diaper banks were in high demand. Today, diaper need has become a...
As needs ‘skyrocket,’ nonprofits adapt to help struggling families
GURNEE – DAILY HERALD - In demand more than ever, nonprofit organizations throughout Lake County are doing their part to feed the needs...
Twice As Nice sees diaper demand skyrocket
WAUKEGAN - DAILY HERALD - A Lake County nonprofit that distributes tens of thousands of diapers a month to families in need has seen...
Lake County foundation awards $150,000 to nonprofits
WAUKEGAN - The Lake County Community Foundation awarded $150,000 to three nonprofit organizations who are helping people during the...
As demand for diapers grow, woman helps families in need (WGN-TV)
https://wgntv.com/news/chicagos-very-own/as-demand-for-diapers-grow-woman-helps-families-in-need/ WAUKEGAN - One in three families in the...
Lake County woman distributes diapers to families in need (WGN-TV)
https://wgntv.com/2019/10/25/gurnee-woman-distributes-diapers-to-families-in-need/ Lake County, Ill. — One in three families in the...
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