This Nonprofit Provides Free Diapers To Parents In Need, Aims To Be A Nationwide Model

This Nonprofit Provides Free Diapers To Parents In Need, Aims To Be A Nationwide Model

This Nonprofit Provides Free Diapers To Parents In Need, Aims To Be A Nationwide Model This story was originally published by The 19th and was republished with permission. ‍ In America, diapers have long been treated as a luxury good rather than a necessity. Half of families with young kids struggle to afford all the diapers they need. A quarter of families miss work as a result, often because they don’t have enough diapers to send with their children to child care. It’s a largely invisible issue with enormous consequences for the health of parents and children. Studies have found that diaper need is a greater contributor to postpartum depression than food insecurity and housing instability. And when parents don’t have enough diapers, they make do with sanitary pads, rags, or other materials. Some report having to leave their children in soiled diapers for extended periods, raising the risk for urinary tract infections and diaper rash. So Amy Kadens, who has worked in the diaper space f…