Proposed diaper legislation could lighten the financial load for parents in need
Advocates say diapers could cost families between $80 to $100 per month.
Ask any new parent and they’ll tell you diapers can be expensive. Illinois lawmakers hope to help cut those costs with new legislation that would provide a monthly allowance of $70 per child to families in need.
Reset learns more from a sponsor of the bill and the head of a local nonprofit that provides free diapers to Illinois families.
GUESTS: Illinois state Sen. Karina Villa (D-West Chicago), 25th District
Lee Ann Porter, founder and executive director, Loving Bottoms Diaper Bank
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Proposed diaper legislation could lighten the financial load for parents in need
Advocates say diapers could cost families between $80 to $100 per month.
Ask any new parent and they’ll tell you diapers can be expensive. Illinois lawmakers hope to help cut those costs with new legislation that would provide a monthly allowance of $70 per child to families in need.
Reset learns more from a sponsor of the bill and the head of a local nonprofit that provides free diapers to Illinois families.
GUESTS: Illinois state Sen. Karina Villa (D-West Chicago), 25th District
Lee Ann Porter, founder and executive director, Loving Bottoms Diaper Bank
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