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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...

Why is there still poverty in America? (The Economist)

In America almost 40m people—one eighth of its population—live in poverty. Why does the richest big country in the world still have so...

Bombas donates 1,000 pairs of socks to Twice As Nice Mother & Child

WAUKEGAN -- DAILY HERALD - Some lucky Twice As Nice Mother & Child clients are enjoying that luxurious, soft, new-socks feeling courtesy...

Non-profit wraps up babies without much government aid

CHICAGO TRIBUNE - With government at all levels ignoring the safety of those they are supposed to protect and serve, no wonder more and...

Twice As Nice Mother & Child Distributes Millionth Diaper

Twice As Nice Mother and Child recently hit a major milestone on its journey to supply diapers to those who seek assistance in the area.

State Rep Joyce Mason to host diaper drive

LAKE COUNTY JOURNAL – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, is hosting a diaper drive that will lead up to Mother’s Day, concluding on May...

Mason Holds Diaper Drive to Support Struggling Caregivers

GURNEE, Ill. – State Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee, is kicking off a diaper drive this Monday, April 22. The diaper drive will lead up to...

Twice As Nice Mother & Child Mobile Diaper Pantry Celebrates First Year

WAUKEGAN -- Reaching more young families in need was top of mind when Ann Marie Mathis added a mobile diaper pantry to the offerings of...

Diaper Pantry Serves Lake County Families

Daily North Shore—You’ve heard about the popularity of food trucks. How about a van filled with diapers? Given that one in three families...

Lake County Women of Distinction

LAKE COUNTRY JOURNAL GURNEE – Ann Marie Mathis knows how fortunate she has been throughout her life. So when she saw how many Lake County...

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