The CNY Diaper Bank
A portion from every order will be donated to them for the months of January and February.
About The CNY Diaper Bank
Diapers are a basic need that no baby should ever have to go without, but the truth is, every day, babies and toddlers go without the diapers they need to stay clean and healthy.
Diapers are not covered by SNAP or WIC benefits and more families than ever are being forced to choose between buying food or buying diapers. Diaper need is an often overlooked consequence of poverty. For families with babies and toddlers dealing with food insecurity, trouble paying rent and other bills, diaper need is an enormous source of stress and can have long-lasting negative consequences for babies and their families.
Not having diapers means a longer time between changes, which can lead to severe diaper rash and other health risks.
Not having diapers means that babies who cry because their diaper is dirty will cry that much longer, increasing stress and anxiety for parents struggling to make ends meet and increasing risks for physical abuse.
Not having diapers can adversely affect a mother’s feeling of self-worth, negatively impacting the mother-child bond and increasing the likelihood of depression.
Not having diapers means parents can’t leave their children with a childcare provider, most of which require parents to provide disposable diapers for their children.
The CNY Diaper Bank aims to centralize the fundraising and distribution of free diapers to families in need through existing service providers. We supply 34 local partner agencies with diapers to distribute to the families they serve each month.
Our partners include:
ACR Health
Bellegrove Missionary Baptist Church Food Pantry
Brown Memorial Outreach
Catholic Charities of Onondaga County
Chadwick Residence
Circare
Crouse Hospital (Maternity and NICU)
DeWitt Food Pantry
Dunbar Association
Gethsemane United Methodist Outreach
Healthy Families
Help Me Grow
Hillside
Huntington Family Center
Interfaith Works
Liberty POST
New Hope Family Services
PEACE Westside Family Resource Center
Partners in Learning
Planned Parenthood of CNY
Rescue Mission Outreach
Salvation Army Emergency Services
Samaritan Center
Seeds of Encouragement
St Joseph the Worker Food Pantry
St Cecilia’s Food Pantry at St. Marianne Cope Parish
St. Joseph’s CCN
Syracuse Community Connections
Syracuse Community Connections
Upstate Pediatric and Adolescent Center
Vera House
In 2020, the CNY Diaper Bank DOUBLED their program in response to increased need and distributed two million diapers through their partners and direct to families through monthly drive-up distributions. The cloth diaper program has provided 66 cloth diaper kits.
Learn more about Diaper Need and how you can help.
Here's who we've supported
