Just Kids Dental, headquartered in Birmingham, has a Baton Rouge office that services 18,000 children and their families. The Birmingham based team is responding to the victims of the historic flood by collecting donations and transporting them to Baton Rouge. Just Kids CEO, Chris Beard says his initial response of helping employees quickly expanded after seeing the devastation first hand. “After we arrived we knew we had to do much more,” he says. “Not only were our employees and their families affected, so was a great deal of our patient population and their families. The mission to help had gotten a ton larger!”
Donations are being accepted at drop points throughout the Birmingham area including the Just Kids Dental office at 2320 7th Ave. S., in downtown Birmingham, Odyssey Early School at Trace Crossings, Lifetime Fitness Center in Vestavia Hills, Shades Valley International Baccalaureate School, and the Indian Springs Farmers market.
The following supplies are needed:
Bottles Water
Diapers, Baby Formula
Cleaning Products and Supplies
Bug Repellent
Non Perishable Food Items
Toiletries
Feminine Hygiene Products
School Supplies
Pet Supplies, Food and Cages
Hand Sanitizer
“Our team saw first hand a disaster that will not be overcome by the good people of Baton Rouge alone,” Beard says. “We all have to do our part. People really want to give and I think people want to support a grassroots organization on the ground.” Just Kids Dental has already delivered and distributed one truckload of supplies to Baton Rouge and is making preparations to return. Subsequent trips will be made as long as donations are received.