For Third Ward residents and new parents Ovie and Mikayla Cade, finding formula for their...
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee prepares for a press conference after she handed out baby formula as she hosted a drive-thru baby formula giveaway, in partnership with the nonprofit National Association of Christian Churches, in Third Ward for mothers and babies in need at Jack Yates High School on Saturday, May 14, 2022 in Houston.For Third Ward residents and new parents Ovie and Mikayla Cade, finding formula for their baby, Kennedy, has been difficult.
“It’s better than nothing,” Ovie said. “I feel glad and grateful right now and I used to go to this school so that’s one of the good things about it.” “We did this because babies are growing and developing at a most rapid pace and I can’t suffer one moment — nor can their parents — when they’re not being nourished,” Jackson-Lee said. “The idea of rushing to give formula to carry them for a couple days is to... bridge in finding a store or finding a supply in the next couple days.”
It is crucial for mothers who can to breastfeed, Dr. Janice Powells said, adding that as a pediatrician, she receives daily requests from mothers for formula.
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