by Diaper Bank Admin | Jul 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Augsburg Health Commons are health-focused, nurse-led, drop-in centers that serve marginalized populations in local context. We provide basic care to people, meeting them physically where they are at. The first Health Commons location, which has been established...
by Diaper Bank Admin | Jun 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Two recent news stories have highlighted the importance of diaper need and ways that people can help. In March, the New York Times published an article titled “Living Paycheck to Paycheck, Diaper to Diaper.” This article provides an overview of some of...
by Diaper Bank Admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
We know that providing diapers to families helps to address an immediate area of need, reducing stress faced by families and improving health for babies. However, do diaper banks result in longer-term financial benefits for families or for communities? A recent study...
by Christi Krautbauer | May 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
In March, Diaper Bank of Minnesota staff had the opportunity to participate in the National Diaper Bank Network’s annual Lobby Days. Through this event, we had the opportunity to network with other diaper banks around our region and learn about some proposed...
by Diaper Bank Admin | Mar 26, 2021 | Diaper Need
“Mohammed” connected with one of our partners via his child’s school. His wife was hospitalized for two months with complications from delivering their baby. He could no longer work, as he needed to be home caring for the new baby and two other children...
by Diaper Bank Admin | Mar 17, 2021 | Diaper Need
As a parent, occasional mild diaper rashes are inevitable. Generally caused by moisture trapped between the skin and the diaper, diaper rashes can rear their heads after long car trips, a change in baby’s diet or even when it’s time to move up in diaper size (Side...
by Brad Severson | Feb 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Cornerstone Church and their “Littles” program donated 3,309 diapers and 2,680 wipes to help other Littles in need! Helping Us Grow (HUG) is a partner with the Diaper Bank of MN. During 2020, HUG distributed over 143,000 diapers to families in...
by Christi Krautbauer | Sep 21, 2020 | Diaper Need
It’s National Diaper Need Awareness Week! And we need your help to spread the word about diaper need across the country, as well as right here in Minnesota. Did you know? One in three Minnesota families struggles to provide enough diapers to keep their babies...
by Christi Krautbauer | Jul 10, 2020 | Donation News
When a group of volunteers offered to give us a day of their time, the Diaper Bank team put together a Diaper Distribution Extravaganza. We set out to discover how many diapers we could distribute in a single day. It turns out that with a team of hard-working...
by Diaper Bank Admin | Nov 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
We received $525 in donations and a matching gift of $525 by the Bonestroo Law Firm, for a total of $1,050.
