b'INSPIREDTOTALLYPower In Changing: Filling an Unmet NeedBy Debra A. YoungAyannaWhite,asingleworkingmomwithtwoamazinghowmanypeoplestartedcomingtogether children, was at work one Wednesday in 2014 whento help.By connecting on Facebook, they were able she received a call that, as she describes it, threw herto immediately distribute diapers to people in need, into a tailspin.She vividly recalls that she receivedmanywhohadlosteverythingintheflood. Things a routine call from her daughters daycare informinglined up quickly and led to the birth of her nonprofit, her that she needed to bring more diapers in the nextPower In Changing. day. Therewasjustoneproblem.Ayannadidnot getpaiduntilFridayandsheAfterstartingPowerIn remembersfeelingpanickedChanging,Ayannabegan becauseshehadnomoneyresearchingotherresources topurchasediapersforherthatprovidedsimilar daughter.Ayannasaidsheservices.Shejoinedthe consideredbouncingacheckNationalDiaperBank ordoingwhateverittookNetwork -a coalition of 300 togetdiapersforherbaby.plusdiaperbanksaround AccordingtoAyanna,herthe nation providing diapers mom called and helped her fixtofamiliesinneed.The the problem. network proved to be a great resourceforinformation. AyannasaysthepanicandShelearnedthatonein stressofnotbeingabletothreefamiliesacrossthe afforddiapersforherbabynationsuffersfromdiaper wasnotuniquetoher.Sheneed (a lack of resources to rememberssharingherstoryafforddiapersforbabiesor withafriendinAugustoftoddlers).Shealsolearned 2015, reflecting on how unfairthatdiaperneedaffectsone it is that this happens to singleinfivefamiliesinSouth workingmothersstrugglingCarolina.toprovidefortheirfamilies.Thosewhoearnjust enough to not qualify for any type of assistance, butWiththehelpofvolunteers,Ayannafirstbeganto notenoughtoprovideforthebasicneedsoftheirdistributediapersbyorganizingcommunitybaby family, Ayanna explained.Rather than complaining,showers and inviting other nonprofit agencies to help they pondered what they could do to help, and wehost. Theyusedsocialmediatoinformandinvite instinctively started collecting diapers. the community.However, Ayanna says she did not want her non-profit to become a band-aid to a bullet THE BIRTH OF A MOVEMENT woundbecausenewmomsneededmore.So,in Initially, they planned to give the diapers to Harvestaddition to distributing diapers, Power In Changing Hope, however, the 1000-year flood in October 2015alsodistributesnewbornbundles,layettes,anda changed everything.There were so many people insix-monthsupplyofvitamins.And,realizingthe need during the devastating flood and aftermath, thatcorrelation between diaper need and period poverty, Ayanna said they instead began looking on Facebookher non-profit also provide personal hygiene items or toseehowtheycouldhelp.Ayannasaysitwasperiod kits for moms. 8IMARA'