This year September 8-14th has been set aside as Diaper Need Awareness Week. I am participating in the efforts by Giving Diapers Giving Hope to collect cloth diapers for families in need. To raise awareness Giving Diapers Giving Hope is challenging people to find (at least) one new or good used condition cloth diaper and send it to GDGH during the week. To further encourage participation you can post a picture of your package (with your return address covered) to Instagram and might be picked for a prize!!
Why Should I Care About Diaper Need?
The National Diaper Bank Network estimates that one in three American families struggle to afford diapers for their babies. With approximately 5.8 MILLION babies in low income families, that represents approximately a shortage of 17.4 BILLION diapers a year. Diapers are currently not included in any government subsidize program and at $50-$100 a month per baby for disposables or the significant upfront cost of cloth diapers can represent a financial constraint for a lot of families.
How Can I Participate?
Donate, donate donate!! Of course you can donate financially to any of the diaper banks (cloth or disposable) of your choice (of course in my opinion donating a cloth diaper will serve a family for much, much longer).
I have chosen to donate 2 cloth diapers that have worked well for my family and 10 of my cloth wipes, which will hopefully be enjoyed by another family.
If you want to participate in the GDGH initiative this is what you need to do:
1. Take a photo of you with a diaper in an envelope addressed to:
(GDGH has a new address check their site for where to ship your donations)
2. Cover your return address with your hand or a sticker using an app in your phone.
3. Post to Instagram and include the hashtags #givinghope and #diaperneed. Tag 3 friends.
4. Hope for a prize but know that you have done a lot to help a family in need.
Whatever your course of action, don't forget that diaper need is year round and your support should not stop after this week!
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