New Jersey Diaper Network
Every baby deserves to have a clean diaper but not all NJ families can afford this basic need.
To help local families, PCA-NJ created the New Jersey Diaper Network.
DIAPER NEED
- A typical infant uses up to 12 diapers/day; a toddler uses up to 8 diapers/day.
- In low-income households, a child may be in a single diaper all day, increasing risk of health problems from serious diaper rash to urinary tract infections.
- Babies in wet and dirty diapers cry more, fuss more, and are unhappy. A baby crying non-stop from being in a soiled diaper for a prolonged period is more likely to be abused.
- The National Diaper Bank Network reports that 92% of NJ families who obtained diapers from a diaper bank were working and still unable to afford an adequate supply of diapers to meet their babies’ needs
- SNAP (food stamps) and WIC do not cover diapers.
- Inadequate diaper supply affects a parent’s ability to attend work programs and training since most childcare providers require parents to provide an adequate supply of disposable diapers.
How You Can Help
You can help us provide diapers to local families in need with your contribution today.
Please do not send diapers directly to Prevent Child Abuse-NJ as we monitor the need across the state and size needs continuously vary.
Some families need newborn sizes, while others desperately need a larger size.
We do not have storage, so your monetary donations help us purchase the correct sized diapers for each specific family.
