Through the generosity of a private donor, TEAM, Inc announces the launch of the Valley Diaper Bank, providing baby diapers and wipes for families in need.
Federal assistance programs do not cover the cost for diapers — and neither do WIC, SNAP/Food Stamps or Medicare.
An infant uses up to 12 diapers per day, a toddler up to eight per day. But in low-income households, a baby may be in a single diaper all day or longer.
Fledgling household budgets lead to difficult choices and potentially devastating alternatives that will impact the health and well being of the child and their family. Parents who can’t afford diapers can’t leave their child at daycare to go to work or school.
TEAM’s Valley Diaper Bank will address this largely unknown and chronically unmet need.
The Diaper Bank is being piloted for families in Ansonia, Derby, Oxford, Seymour and Shelton, with children under the age of 4.
To register for the Valley Diaper Bank or for additional information, contact Ayanna Williams (Family Resource Center Manager) at 203 736 5420 × 208.
