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The ELRC Region 5 Quality Coach and Early Learning Program Engagement Specialist (ELPES) teams packed diaper kits and other materials last week that will be distributed to local families. Trying Together is the quality partner to the ELRC Region 5.

On February 28, Trying Together’s teams packed diaper and period kits at the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank. 

The kits will be sent to local social service agencies that will distribute them to families in need in the region. The teams wrapped more than 8,000 diapers and packed several hundred period kits.

The event also included some team-building activities for participants. 

Lisa Hall, ELRC Director of Early Learning Program Engagement, said that the initiative began in 2021 when the ELPES team began volunteering for the diaper bank at the Kingsley Association, one of ELRC Region 5’s satellite sites.

“It was a wonderful experience and we enjoyed it, so we’ll volunteer once a year at the diaper bank,” Hall said. “The ELRC downtown office now serves as a diaper bank and formula distribution center. This expanded capability enables the ELRC to further support families in need and continue our commitment to community service.”

For more information on donating or obtaining diaper or period kits, visit the Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank’s website.