Diaper Bank
Founded in 2020, the JLFW Diaper Bank strives to eliminate diaper need and improve the physical, mental, and financial wellbeing for children and adults across Tarrant County. The JLFW Diaper Bank provides diapers at no cost to local nonprofit partners that serve individuals who are impacted by poverty, mobility, or health limitations. Collected through diaper drives, fundraising, and purchasing diapers at wholesale cost, the JLFW Diaper Bank proudly partners with the Tarrant Area Food Bank to store and distribute its inventory monthly.
Since its inception, the JLFW Diaper Bank has provided more than 2 million diapers to nearly 100 nonprofit agencies.
WHAT IS DIAPER NEED?
Diaper need is a public health issue resulting from a lack of sufficient supply of diapers to keep a person clean, dry, and healthy. Diapers are critical to preventing medical conditions like painful rashes or urinary tract infections, creating access to early childhood education, maintaining a person’s dignity and mental wellbeing, and advancing economic mobility. Diapers are not covered by any federal assistance program like WIC or SNAP and can cost families more than $150 per month.
DIAPER NEED FACTS
Source: The NDBN Diaper Check 2023: Diaper Insecurity among U.S. Children and Families
Diaper need has increased sharply.
47% (almost half) of families reported diaper need in 2023. In the first diaper need investigation in 2010 and in several subsequent studies, approximately 33% or 1/3 of families reported diaper need.
Diaper need intersects with food insecurity.
More than a quarter of respondents (28%) who reported diaper need said that they skipped meals so that they could afford more diapers.
Diaper need results in parents missing work and losing wages.
1 in 4 (25%) of parents and caregivers with diaper need reported having to miss work or school because they did not have enough diapers to drop their child off at childcare, and reported missing, on average, 5.1 workdays in the past 30 days. This represents a loss of $296 per month for a parent earning the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
BECOME A PARTNER
JLFW Diaper Bank accepts applications from local nonprofit agencies. Individuals are unable to apply at this time but may reach out to learn about other resources.
There are three requirements to becoming a partner agency:
- Agency has 501(c)(3) non-profit status,
- Agency serves residents of Tarrant County, and
- Agency has a vehicle to pick up diapers on designated date(s).
To apply, please complete the following steps:
- Complete a JLFW Diaper Bank Application. The application includes important questions about your diaper distribution process, the number of families you serve or will serve, and more.
- JLFW Diaper Bank Committee will review the application and communicate application status within 30 days of submission.
- All agencies are required to track their distributions throughout the year and submit a provided annual report to JLFW Diaper Bank.
The JLFW Diaper Bank is a Community Partner with The National Diaper Bank Network. Membership in The National Diaper Bank Network (“NDBN”) includes tools to help raise awareness of diaper need, access to grant funding, and diaper purchasing programs. Click here to learn more.
SUPPORT JLFW DIAPER BANK
Donate to the JLFW Diaper Bank
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Diaper donations can also be dropped off at Junior League of Fort Worth Headquarters during hours of operation (Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM).
Junior League of Fort Worth Headquarters: 255 Bailey Avenue, Fort Worth, TX 76107.
If you have any questions about the JLFW Diaper Bank, please reach out to the JLFW Diaper Bank committee at diaperbank@juniorleaguefw.org.