A Galesburg nonprofit, Loving Bottoms Diaper Bank, makes 400 period kits a month because even when there's not a shortage, access to products isn't equal.
HUNTINGTON â A three-week window for state-mandated testing opened for Cabell County students last week, reintroducing a long-standing method of measuring academic progress.
All students in grades 3-8 will be tested in reading, language arts and math while fifth- and eighth-graders will also be tested in science. The testing is required for all students, both in-person and virtual.
âWhile our county does have a three-week window, each school is able to designate their own particular testing window. Some schools are doing that this week, some schools are next week, and it really just depends on when the school wants to do it,â said LeeAnn Porter, manager of assessment and instructional programs for Cabell County schools.
GALESBURG â In 2004, Loving Bottoms founder LeeAnn Porter was living in Kentucky. She says she was coming out of an abusive relationship, and was going through a divorce. As a single mom with three children â the youngest only 6 months old â she found herself under immense financial strain.
While her landlord helped her receive assistance through WIC and other programs, things remained a challenge. Porter said food was not a huge difficulty, and she was able to cook, but other things like laundry soap, dish soap and diapers were a problem. When she asked the people at the pantries about these things, they looked at her like they did not know why she needed them.
Five years, many locations and so many families helped by Loving Bottoms diaper bank. Founder LeeAnn Porter talks her real life lessons that started it all and this Wednesday's 1 millionth diaper event. LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW HERE: PART1: PART2: PART3: PART4: