United Way Diaper Drive Seeks To Help Families In Need
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — One in three families in America struggle with the need for diapers.
According to the National Diaper Bank Network, 5 million infants and toddlers live in low-income families, and government programs, including food stamps, do not provide funding for diapers.
That need is why the United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region is currently running a diaper drive.
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Rebecca Lull, the organization’s director of community impact, told Patch that diapers are the No. 1 request the United Way receives through its Gift-in-Kind program.
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“Households experiencing diaper need are an average of 19 diapers short a month,” she said.
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“The Diaper Drive will help alleviate some of that need,” Lull said, “and United Way continues to help throughout the year through our Days of Sharing Gift-in-Kind program.”
With a goal of 100,000, the United Way of the Dutchess-Orange Region has received, as of Tuesday, a little more than 3,100 diapers from 16 donors and nine fundraisers.
There are two ways to participate, the United Way said:
More information on donating or setting up a drive can be found on this page.
If you have any questions or if you would like to drop diapers off at the United Way’s office, contact Rebecca Lull at 845-471-1900, etx. 3113, or email her.
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