As we enter the National Diaper Bank Network’s Diaper Need Awareness Week (September 24-30, 2018), we wanted to pop in with little refresher for you. Jake’s Diapers started in January 2011, when the founder participated in a mission trip to Peru and visited an orphanage that was re-using disposable diapers
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Hurricane Florence: How You Can Help
As Hurricane Florence descends on the Carolinas, we keep in mind those struggling with poverty that has little options during the storm. Take Robeson County, for example, which sits about 70 miles off the Atlantic coast and on the border of North and South Carolina. Here, 44% of families live
Take Action This Diaper Need Awareness Week!
Diaper Need Awareness Week, September 24-30, 2018, is sponsored annually by the National Diaper Bank Network. Jake’s Diapers is a member of the network and coordinates with other diaper banks across the country to address chronic needs and emergency situations, such as when Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico last September.
Helping Veterans Impacted By Wildfires
As a supporter of Jake’s Diapers, you have personally helped veterans impacted by wildfires rise from the ashes and raise healthy children, overcoming their need to choose between food, shelter, or diapers. “We don’t have a home right now, but we have each other. We are lucky to have
Hope in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
Dear Friends, It is an amazing thing that has happened in the past week. So far, more than 110 people have joined together to help our friends in need in Puerto Rico. Alysha, our Diaper Drop liasion in Puerto Rico, writes of the devastation, as seen from her home in
Dear Impact Club, Last Night Was AMAZING!!!
Last night was amazing. 90 people, passionate about making an impact, joined for the first meeting of the Impact Club Fox Cities. Each person donated $100, for a combined total of $9,000. Three charities, including myself, spoke about the work we do in our local communities. The crowd then voted, and
Sugarbush Sewers Sewing to Make a Difference
Once a month, in the basement of Grace Lutheran Church of Sugarbush, a group of ladies gather. These ladies are blessed with the talent of sewing, and a passion to serve those in need. Together, they repair diapers and sew items needed at our Diaper Drops. Some days you’ll find them
Honor Mom This Mother’s Day
Are you looking for a thoughtful way to honor Mom this Mother’s Day? At Jake’s Diapers, we cherish the opportunity to help you honor someone special by helping to make a difference in the life of another mother, and her child too. CaringCrowd, powered by Johnson & Johnson, is matching
Packing Party!
Have you ever gotten together with a group of friends and made an impact? These ladies from the Fox Cities Women in Business networking group sure did! A group of 11 women gathered together at Jake’s Diapers office, and packed Diaper Kits for the Maternal/Infant outreach program of Jake’s Diapers.
Little by Little: Myolaika’s Recovery
100% diaper coverage. This is a term that never crossed my mind with my own children. What does it mean? It means having enough diapers to have a baby wear a diaper 100% of the time. It’s related to diaper need, which is the lack of a sufficient supply of