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024 - Megan Fischer, Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank
Hey Change Maker! My guest this week is Megan Fischer of Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank. Did you know that diapers are not covered by any type of government assistance? Sweet Cheeks distributes over 2 million diapers to those in need in their community each year.
ABOUT MEGAN:
Megan started Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank in 2015 after learning diapers weren’t covered under any government assistance programs. She has grown the organization into one of the largest basic needs banks in the country, and with a team of 5 staff and hundreds of volunteers, distributes more than 2 million diapers and 550,000 period products annually from a 16,000 sq ft facility in Cincinnati. Megan is a Miami ’08 alumnae with degrees in Journalism and Creative Writing, and worked in higher-ed publishing before leaving the corporate world to run her nonprofit full-time. She currently serves on the board of Cincinnati-based nonprofit Leadership Council for Nonprofits and is on the Advisory Committee for the National Diaper Bank Network. Megan is a graduate of BOLD (Board Orientation & Leadership Development) Class 3 and a member of C-Change Class 15.
ABOUT SWEET CHEEKS DIAPER BANK:
Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank is one of three programs of COVERD Greater Cincinnati. Founded in 2015, Sweet Cheeks distributes over 2 million diapers a year into the community. As requests for more and different basic hygiene items came in, the organization expanded in 2018 to create Tidal Babe Period Bank, which distributes over half a million period products each year. During the pandemic, a third (and final!) program was piloted, Fly & Dry Basic Needs Bank, which serves adults with incontinence products.
CONNECT WITH MEGAN:
Website: www.sweetcheeksdiaperbank.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sweetcheeksdiaperbank
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetcheeksdiaperscincy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCDBCincy/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgGeK1i8AsQgIPkwDKi53Fg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sweet-cheeks-diaper-bank/
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
National Diaper Bank Network: https://nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org/
211: https://www.211.org/
We Can Do Hard Things Podcast: http://wecandohardthingspodcast.com/
Thanks for listening to The Constellation Coalition Podcast!
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Hey Change Maker! My guest this week is Megan Fischer of Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank. Did you know that diapers are not covered by any type of government assistance? Sweet Cheeks distributes over 2 million diapers to those in need in their community each year.
ABOUT MEGAN:
Megan started Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank in 2015 after learning diapers weren’t covered under any government assistance programs. She has grown the organization into one of the largest basic needs banks in the country, and with a team of 5 staff and hundreds of volunteers, distributes more than 2 million diapers and 550,000 period products annually from a 16,000 sq ft facility in Cincinnati. Megan is a Miami ’08 alumnae with degrees in Journalism and Creative Writing, and worked in higher-ed publishing before leaving the corporate world to run her nonprofit full-time. She currently serves on the board of Cincinnati-based nonprofit Leadership Council for Nonprofits and is on the Advisory Committee for the National Diaper Bank Network. Megan is a graduate of BOLD (Board Orientation & Leadership Development) Class 3 and a member of C-Change Class 15.
ABOUT SWEET CHEEKS DIAPER BANK:
Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank is one of three programs of COVERD Greater Cincinnati. Founded in 2015, Sweet Cheeks distributes over 2 million diapers a year into the community. As requests for more and different basic hygiene items came in, the organization expanded in 2018 to create Tidal Babe Period Bank, which distributes over half a million period products each year. During the pandemic, a third (and final!) program was piloted, Fly & Dry Basic Needs Bank, which serves adults with incontinence products.
CONNECT WITH MEGAN:
Website: www.sweetcheeksdiaperbank.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sweetcheeksdiaperbank
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sweetcheeksdiaperscincy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SCDBCincy/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgGeK1i8AsQgIPkwDKi53Fg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sweet-cheeks-diaper-bank/
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
National Diaper Bank Network: https://nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org/
211: https://www.211.org/
We Can Do Hard Things Podcast: http://wecandohardthingspodcast.com/
Thanks for listening to The Constellation Coalition Podcast!
CONNECT: [email protected]
LEARN MORE: www.theconstellationcoalition.org
SPONSOR AN ENTREPRENEUR: https://theconstellationcoalition.org/sponsorship/
JOIN THE COMMUNITY: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ConstellationCoalitionInsiders
AMAZON SMILE: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/83-4261368