10th Annual Baby Diaper Drive Results

 

Dear Baby Diaper Drive Friend,

We extended our drive into late April in order to get as close as possible to our goals of 100,000 diapers and $75,000.  Even with the challenging economy we are very pleased to report our final results:

  • $50,190 in Baby Emergency Funds

  • 85,789 diapers

  • 63,888 wipes

  • 7,800 ounces of formula

  • Total Value of Cash and Donations $97, 775

 

You can be confident knowing that your support of the diaper drive each year provides hope and help to Homeward Bound clients as they change their lives. The funds and items collected are distributed in emergency situations by case managers and provide help where no other resources are available.

Please accept a huge Thank You from the families and children at Homeward Bound! This drive is a grassroots effort that demonstrates the power of people helping people - One Diaper, One Dollar and One Person at a time. 

Save the Date for the 2009/2010 Drive

Save the date for the 11th Annual Baby Diaper Drive (Nov. 15, 2009 - Jan. 31, 2010) and plan on joining us! Since its inception 10 years ago - The Baby Diaper Drive has collected over 536,000 diapers - for a total of $725,256 worth of supplies and Emergency Funds.

 

 

 

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Thank you for being a part of our Baby Diaper Drive Family!  

Eileen Rogers, Founder & Susan Haugland, 10th Annual Drive Chairperson

 

Diapers Make A Difference

At Homeward Bound a young mother was seen walking out of the lobby carrying her 18-month-old son and a package of diapers in her arms. She had tears in her eyes. These diapers meant she could now go to work. This mom had just recently found a job; however, she risked losing it because she did not have enough diapers to leave at daycare for her child. Daycare requires a supply of ten diapers per day and she didn’t have enough money to purchase diapers until payday – four days later. Sometimes the smallest things, like a package of diapers, can make the biggest difference in a person’s life. She was filled with gratitude for the diapers, which had been an obstacle in maintaining a job, now she is able to begin her journey to self-sufficiency.

Diapers Help Fill Budget Gaps

Diaper Drive Slideshow

With the help from her Homeward Bound case manager, a young mother with two small children was able to adjust her monthly budget and use money she had designated for diapers to make a needed repair on her vehicle. Without a working vehicle to get to work she was risking losing her job. She then was able to use diapers collected during the Diaper Drive to tie her over until the next month. For this mom, the couple of packages of diapers meant keeping her job, and keeping her children in daycare.