From the National Catholic Reporter-A dirty diaper most always elicits a reaction. In one case, dirty diapers led to the creation of the National Diaper Bank Network, a system of nonprofit groups that helps to provide about 98 million diapers annually to needy families who can’t afford them.
About seven years ago, the Rev. Jim Swarthout, pastor of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in McHenry, Ill., was helping a young mother and her infant daughter in the church’s food pantry. While holding the infant, Swarthout realized her diaper was full. He told the mother that the pantry had diapers; she then told Swarthout that she could only afford three diapers a day, and that government programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) don’t cover the purchase of diapers.
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http://ncronline.org/news/diaper-banks-meet-overlooked-need
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