For much of her life, Jennie Galindo has been on the move, running away from one thing or another. As a teenager, Galindo looked for ways to escape the sexual abuse she says she suffered at the hands of a close relative, years of assault compounded by the pain of not being believed once she told someone. She thought she found it in drugs and partying. She ended up with an addiction to methamphetamine that she fought off and on for 20 years. Her relationships with men have been rocky. She gave...
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Joseph Comage is very familiar with the cost of having kids. How? Because he’s father to his adorable eight-year-old daughter Jasmine. “I’m a single father and I completely understand the cost of Pampers so I thought I could do something to possibly help out.” That understanding is what led Comage to host a diaper drive for Essentials 2019 at his hotel. He’s the Manager of the TownPlace Suites by Marriott in Anaheim - one of the 126 locations that’s hosted a diaper drive in 2019. That was the ...
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Since 2011, Bank of America has been on a mission to fulfill their purpose when it comes to corporate giving: to help make people's financial lives better. Valerie Lewis, who is a Vice President and Testing Specialist for the Global Risk Organizations within Bank of America, explains what has driven Bank of America associates to be involved with the Essentials Diaper Drive for the past eight years. “Having the ability to get diapers is going to make their lives better financially,” she notes. “...
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