Diaper Bank of North Carolina
Community Conversation with the Founder and CEO of the Diaper Bank - Michelle Schaefer and Julie Bowling (Lower Cape Fear Branch of the Diaper Bank)
Having a child at home with severe diaper rash, Diaper Bank founder Michelle Schaefer was changing his diaper 20 – 30 times a day, she could not stop the infections from taking over, causing her son to be extremely ill and in pain. As her son started to heal, Michelle started to wonder about parents who were not able to grab that next diaper to help their babies stay clean, dry, and healthy and knew there was no assistance for these families to do so.
In January 2013, Schaefer formed the Diaper Bank of NC with the hopes of providing 50,000 diapers in her community within the year. The Diaper Bank now distributes over 7.5 million diapers a year state-wide, with branches in the Triangle, Charlotte, Greater Triad, and Lower Cape Fear Region.
To learn more about the Diaper Bank we are pleased to have a conversation with Michelle and Julie Bowling (Lower Cape Fear Branch of the Diaper Bank).
To learn more about the Lower Cape Fear Branch click on the button below. Their local phone number is (910) 777-3243.