Several diapers donated in the month of September are now counted and ready to be dispersed to families

METROPOLIS Ill. (KBSI) – Each month local organizations focusing on how to better the community.

This month Southern Seven Health Department passing out diapers for babies in need. 

Throughout the month of September the Southern Seven Health Department in Southern Illinois has a month long dedication to diaper donations.

Volunteers from Southern Seven Health Department collecting the diapers.

Shawna Rhine is the Community Outreach Coordinator for Southern Seven Health Department and she says she was proud to help. 

“Well September is Diaper Awareness Month and that’s something we normally don’t think about in terms of having awareness for but we do see an extreme need for families in our region because diapers are expensive and it’s something we decided we wanted to do,” said Rhine. 

Volunteers gathering at the Head Start School in Metropolis Illinois to count the diapers they collected over the month of September.

They will start distributing them to families in the area next week.