Tennessee to start offering free diapers to TennCare recipients this week [Video]

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — The warehouse at Helping Mamas Knoxville is large, organized and full of supplies like diapers, formula and tampons. It’s all for families who need some help.

Executive Director Tess Frear, and volunteer Connie Boyd, said the need for the nonprofit’s services has been increasing, and they aren’t the only ones.

Starting on Aug. 7, TennCare recipients will be able to get 100 free diapers, paid for by the state’s Strong Families Grant Program. The benefit is the first of its kind in the country and allows parents to go to local pharmacies and pick up brand-name diapers without a prescription.

TennCare said on its website that a list of participating pharmacies will be posted on Aug. 7. 

WBIR reached out to both CVS and Walgreens earlier this week to see if either company would be …