A simple donation of just about a dozen cloth diapers laid the foundation for the work that Jake’s Diapers does today, but a recent volunteer group acted like a big reminder about how much we’ve evolved over the years. “The name of the organization is deceiving. (Jake’s) is not all
Eastern Wisconsin Network
The Great CoverUp Diaper Drive
[Download the Great Coverup Diaper Drive Handout here] What is the Great CoverUp Diaper Drive?The Great CoverUp Diaper Drive is being organized by the Eastern Wisconsin Diaper Bank, a program of the nonprofit organization Jake’s Diapers, in conjunction with dozens of businesses and organizations in Brown and Winnebago counties. The
Money Well Spent: How Diapers Empower People Out of Poverty
Think about the places you spend money that could be spent elsewhere. How many of these purchase decisions do you have control over? For parents, spending money on diapers is one expense that is simply a necessity – and it certainly adds up. Jake’s Diapers operates the Eastern Wisconsin Diaper
Wrapped in Love: Local Businesses Collaborate to Donate Nearly 15,000 Diapers to Jake’s
When the opportunity to help the local community surfaced, employees at Miron Construction were quick to jump into action. “Hearing that one in three parents struggle to provide diapers for their baby, Miron Construction challenged its employees and neighboring businesses to a diaper drive through the company’s Wrapped in Love
Our State is Home to 2 Million in Need
While Wisconsin’s poverty rate is lower than the national average, according to a recent report by the Coalition on Human Needs and 9 to 5 Wisconsin — it’s still important to realize that more than 2 million people live either in or near poverty in our state. The breakdown includes
Give Back Bus Invades Hope Factory
As we settle into our new home at the Hope Factory in Little Chute, we’ve been lucky to host some larger groups of volunteers now that we have space. In February, the Volunteer Fox Cities Give Back Bus dropped by with a busload of 20 employees from Great Northern Corporation
How Do You Move A Warehouse Full of Diapers? Local Moving Team Volunteers for the Cause.
You’ve likely seen or maybe even hired Two Men & A Truck before, more often a service homeowners use to move to a new place. In January, though, a local moving crew experienced a unique opportunity when Jake’s Diapers made the switch to its new home in Little Chute
Diaper Wars Drive Donations and Awareness
Poverty paints a lot of pictures, some more common than others: children in a third world country, hungry and wearing tattered clothes; homeless men and women, dirty and huddled on a street block in a large city; a person standing near a busy highway, desperately holding onto a sign asking
Update: Stepping Up to Help Unpaid Government Workers
Pop Up Diaper Supply Event to take Place in Green Bay on Tuesday, January 29 With the partial government shutdown now past the four-week mark, many government workers who are furloughed or working without pay are wondering how to make ends meet. Day to day life doesn’t stop because the
Hope in Green Bay
As we kick off the New Year, what goals are you looking to accomplish? For many in our local community, the answer might simply be taking another step out of poverty. In Outagamie County, 9 percent of our population struggle with poverty. That number is slightly higher in Brown County