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Mothers and children photographed at the Valley Diaper Bank. / Contributed photo
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, not WIC,
SNAP/Food Stamps or Medicare. An infant uses
up to 12 diapers per day, a toddler up to 8 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 wellbeing 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 x 208.
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This information is from a press release from TEAM, Inc.
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