Hmmm.... NO ONE thought of CD's?? OR even better EC?
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7708364&page=1
June 17, 2009: The Diaper Bank Helps Families One Diaper at a Time
When she was a social worker, Joanne Goldblum was shocked to learn that some of her clients were re-using diapers, because their state assistance did not cover this basic need for babies.
"You would see kids in diapers that you know they had been wearing all day, and the day before," said Goldblum, a mother of three who lives in New Haven, Conn . "And I saw parents empty diapers out and put them back on. Or leave diapers out to try to dry them out so they use them again."
In 2004, Joanne started the The Diaper Bank (TDB) -- a nonprofit agency in Connecticut that provides diapers to families in need -- with her own money, storing the diapers in her living room. Now, TDB provides over 200,000 diapers monthly to poor and low-income families in New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford through a distribution network that services health, child welfare and community agencies.
The economic downturn has led to a decrease in donations, and TDB has had to limit the number of diapers it can give to 50 diapers per child each month. Still, Joanne and the Diaper Bank are marching on, helping other towns and cities start their own Diaper Banks so no parent has to think twice about changing their child's diaper.
"I think that people who have the ability to make a difference should," Goldblum said. "And so, I feel very lucky that I can do that."
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=7708364&page=1
June 17, 2009: The Diaper Bank Helps Families One Diaper at a Time
When she was a social worker, Joanne Goldblum was shocked to learn that some of her clients were re-using diapers, because their state assistance did not cover this basic need for babies.
"You would see kids in diapers that you know they had been wearing all day, and the day before," said Goldblum, a mother of three who lives in New Haven, Conn . "And I saw parents empty diapers out and put them back on. Or leave diapers out to try to dry them out so they use them again."
In 2004, Joanne started the The Diaper Bank (TDB) -- a nonprofit agency in Connecticut that provides diapers to families in need -- with her own money, storing the diapers in her living room. Now, TDB provides over 200,000 diapers monthly to poor and low-income families in New Haven, Bridgeport and Hartford through a distribution network that services health, child welfare and community agencies.
The economic downturn has led to a decrease in donations, and TDB has had to limit the number of diapers it can give to 50 diapers per child each month. Still, Joanne and the Diaper Bank are marching on, helping other towns and cities start their own Diaper Banks so no parent has to think twice about changing their child's diaper.
"I think that people who have the ability to make a difference should," Goldblum said. "And so, I feel very lucky that I can do that."
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