FIND Food Bank hosts free diaper giveaway at Mecca Elementary

FIND Food Bank had their first ever diaper drive to give out free diapers to anyone in need.

News Channel 3’s Caitlin Thropay was out at the diaper drive on Saturday at Mecca Elementary School and tells us more about the drive.

“I received diapers which is really necessary for kids right now when you don’t want to go out in shopping places and in public you know,” Brenda Zavala told News Channel 3.

Zavala is a mother of four children and spends her free time babysitting farm worker’s children.

“It’s great because it saves money and that with hard times right now it makes it a little bit easier with this pandemic going on because everybody is short-handed you know on finances and things,” Regina Ruthosky said.

Ruthosky is a grandmother to two little ones who also said these diapers come a time when the extra help is much needed and appreciated.

“We want to make sure that we get them all out to the community," Noah Morris, a truck driver for FIND Food Bank told News Channel 3. "We don’t plan on taking anything back. We’ve got at least 24 pallets of diapers and we want to make sure that anyone that needs them can get them,” he added.

Boxes and boxes of diapers were handed out at FIND Food Bank’s very first diaper drive.

“There’s a need for food and there’s a need for other items as well, whether that’s paper goods, diapers, whether it’s water, these are just basic life necessities,” Morris said.

These diapers come from state funding to help in the pandemic response. FIND Food Bank advocated for these items saying diapers are one of the critical needs local struggling families are in need of and can help them offset costs for food insecurity.

After their first drive, they have plenty more diapers to give out to the community.

“We’re going to have more distribution days and those dates are going to be on the website at findfoodbank.org,” Morris said.

FIND Food Bank will have rotating diapers distributions all over the Coachella Valley