Despite a donation drive for diaper banks last year, since then, the problem has only gotten worse:
Historically, most diaper bank clients live below the poverty line, a federal threshold capped at $26,500 a year for a family of four. One in 3 U.S. families could not afford diapers even before the coronavirus outbreak. But once the pandemic set in, and millions of Americans lost their jobs, the nation descended into a recession that disproportionately affected women and low-wage earners, leaving many to contend with eviction, debt and food insecurity.
Click here to donate to the National Diaper Bank Network.
(And yes, diaper banks also provide adult diapers and menstrual products to those who can’t afford them.)
It’s a real mess. In a perfect world, Congress would expand SNAP benefits and permit them to be used for disposable diapers, but most states don’t allow it. And because so many people are out of work, donations to diaper banks are way down.
… Child-care centers only accept disposables. Cloth diapers are also prohibited at laundromats and laundry rooms in apartment complexes.
So if you can afford it, please donate. (If you prefer to donate locally, Google “diaper bank near me.”) Let’s help some families who need it.
Support the National Diaper Bank Network today, and help a baby out.
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