Diaper bank explained

A diaper bank is a social institution or nonprofit organization formed for the sole purpose of providing diapers to people in poverty who do not have access to diapers. Federally funded public assistance programs do not pay for or contribute to the payment for diapers.^[1] Diaper banks accept donations and diapers to provide for either children or adults suffering from incontinence and distribute diapers to partner agencies for distribution to people in their social programs in need of diapers. In 2011, the National Diaper Bank Network was formed to help distribute diapers across the United States.^[2]

History

The idea of a diaper bank is a relatively new. The Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona claims to be the first diaper bank ^{[3] [4]} that was started in 1994 initially as a donation to the local community by a local consulting company, ReSolve, Inc., under the leadership of Hildy Gottlieb and Dimitri Petropolis.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Frequently Asked Questions . diaperbank.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081013051908/http://diaperbank.org/FAQ.aspx . 2008-10-13.
2. News: Free-Diaper Push Gets National Boost - WSJ. Wall Street Journal. 7 November 2011. West. Melanie Grayce.
3. Web site: Our History . diaperbank.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090509221052/http://diaperbank.org/history.aspx . 2009-05-09.
4. Web site: History | NDBN . 2015-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402125449/http://nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org/history.html . 2015-04-02 . dead .
5. Web site: Archived copy . www.diaperbank.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030624202508/http://www.diaperbank.org/NewsStories/NS_Dec0400_DriveNoJoke.htm . 24 June 2003 . dead.
6. Web site: Archived copy . www.diaperbank.org . 12 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030907014135/http://www.diaperbank.org/NewsStories/NS_Dec0795_FirmRenews.htm . 7 September 2003 . dead.