St. Louis Area Diaper Bank

The St. Louis Area Diaper Bank needs more donations as its supply is dwindling. The rising cost of diapers means more families in need are reaching out for help.

A local nonprofit wants to bring awareness to period poverty this week. In St. Louis, the issue affects roughly two-thirds of women.

More than 900 people have picked up kits that contain 20 pads and tampons since distribution began in 2020.

After starting in pageants at age 14, 57-year-old Wauneen Rucker became the second-ever Black Mrs. Missouri. She is also the first to win the title over age 50. She discussed her journey on St. Louis on the Air.

Last year, a report in the medical journal Obstetrics and Gynecology found that nearly two-thirds of low-income women in St. Louis can’t always afford…

As the St. Louis Area Diaper Bank approaches one year in operation this weekend, the organization is running a week-long drive to collect 100,000 diapers.…