Reusable items can reduce financial strains that people living in poverty will feel due to the coronavirus pandemic. Parents strolling the baby aisle at many stores across the U.S. are running into limited options and even empty shelves as the world continues its fight against COVID-19. This scene impacts society
Disaster Relief & Recovery
COVID-19: A Message From Stephanie
With the Coronavirus continuing its spread across Wisconsin and the world, we’re working hard to help economically vulnerable families, especially our senior populations. They need us now, more than ever. Today I’ve answered phone calls from people worried about seniors in their lives. “My 72-year old dad is terrified to
Stop the Spread: Prevent Coronavirus from Devastating the Most Vulnerable in Northeast Wiscosin
The Coronavirus is officially declared a global pandemic, and Jake’s Diapers is taking action to prevent Coronavirus from devastating Northeast Wisconsin. With the coronavirus officially declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization, Jake’s Diapers is taking action to minimize the spread of the disease to the most vulnerable
Collaboration Benefits Victims of Tennessee Tornadoes
After the destructive effects of recent Tennessee tornadoes, Jake’s Diapers has been called into action to help supply basic needs to those affected by the tornadoes. Jake’s Diapers, a basic needs bank of Northeast Wisconsin, is partnering with the Community Resource Center Nashville for disaster relief efforts for Davidson, Wilson
World Mental Health Day and Diaper Need
October recognizes World Mental Health Day on Oct 10, 2019, an important time for awareness around issues that impact individuals globally. This year the theme is Suicide Prevention. Every 40 seconds, someone dies by suicide – and this year there’s a call to take action and prevent these deaths. Extreme
Cotton Babies Partners with Jake’s Diapers for Hurricane Relief Drive
(St. Louis, MO – NE Wisconsin) Cotton Babies of St. Louis, Missouri has donated three pallets worth of cloth diapers to Jake’s Diapers for its Hurricane Dorian relief effort. Cotton Babies is the leading supplier of cloth diapers in the world. The pallets contain a combination of approximately 3,500 cloth
Crisis in the Bahamas: Hurricane Dorian Relief
Hurricane Dorian has taken a big toll on the Bahamas: 70,000 people without homes. 43 people dead. Thousands missing. Property losses estimated to be as high as $7 billion. With entire towns and islands wiped out, and infrastructure broken, there is a desperate need for diapers and period products. We
Get Ahead and Help Out this National Preparedness Month
As we enter National Preparedness Month this September, we remember people impacted by natural disasters in areas we’ve served. People like Alicia, who fled her home in North Carolina with two special needs children and while expecting her third to avoid destruction from Hurricane Florence or those living in Puerto
Still Rebuilding: 2 Years Post-Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico, Residents Await Roof Repairs, Other Aid
News reports scatter with ongoing disrepair after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico two years ago. Tarps, for example, still cover many houses as what should have been a temporary roofing solution, but continue to provide shelter for residents. A program called All Hands and Hearts is actively working on “mucking
Community Remembers Carr Fire, With a Dozen Extra Little Ones in Tow
It probably comes as no surprise that we love babies here at Jake’s Diapers, and so a recent news report about the birth of 12 babies within a single fire department this year caught our attention. Nine families in Redding, California, welcomed little ones over the last year – three
