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Pandemic leads to run on diaper bank as families struggle with finances A Portland based non-profit provides free diapers to parents who can't afford them, and the need has skyrocketed. Share Packages of diapers are stacked at the Michael Klahr Jewish Family Services Diaper Bank on Dec. 23. The diaper bank is the only one in southern Maine and has seen a dramatic rise in need since the start of the pandemic. Brianna Soukup/Staff Photographer In the six years since the opening of southern Maine’s only diaper bank, the need has never been so high. How to get help from a diaper bank

Kiddie Academy of Itasca offers programs for local parents seeking daycare options Families and staff of Kiddie Academy of Itasca celebrate the opening of the new learning center on Dec. 9. Courtesy of Kiddie Academy   Updated 12/15/2020 4:55 PM Kiddie Academy Educational Child Care, a nationally recognized provider of comprehensive educational child care programs, announced the opening of the Itasca location. Local parents seeking daycare options can check out the Kiddie Academy at 1133 N. Prospect Ave. "Here at Kiddie Academy, our goal is to embrace every experience as a teac...

Airstrip. many have walked for hours to get their first food since the storm. it's become the military's staging area. a first aid center is set up for cuts and bruises, but they can do little for a serious gash to the head. one of her first priorities, restoring communications. >> from today, maybe in 48 hours hopefully, we're now relying on satellite phones. >> reporter: as we move further inland, we come across more bodies. this is the local chapel effectively being turned into a morgue. inside are nine bodies, five of them are children. the military planes that bring life essentials in tak...

Come across more bodders. this is the local chapel here, which is effectively being turned into a morgue. inside, there are nine bodies. five of them are children. the military planes that bring life essentials in take the body bags out. as well as the injured that need to keep their hope for the future. paula hancocks, cnn, tacloban, in the philippines. >> there are rescue crews coming in from around the world this morning, and the ground crews. they're facing enormous challenges, as you saw, in the philippines. the water's rushing through, some of the roads just washed out. in some areas, lo...

Home. she said she was on the roof to avoid the water. she was among victims congregating at the tacloban area. it's a first aid area set up for cuts and bruises, but they can do little for a serious gash to the head. one of her first priorities, restoring communications. >> from today, within 48 hour, hopefully, we're now relying on satellite phones. >> reporter: as we move further inland, we come across more bodies. this is the local chapel here which is effectively being turned into a morgue. inside, there are nine bodies, five of them are children. the military planes that bring life essen...