As part of a year-long initiative to get diapers to families in need, NDBN and K.I.D.S. have partnered together to donate 20 million diapers to regional and local diaper banks and local service providers throughout the United States, including SFBFS. With this donation, SFBFS will be able to provide approximately 500 Sacramento area families each month with diapers through SFBFS’ Parent Education program.
The Parent Education program is designed
to service families in Sacramento County by offering free, family-related
courses on topics such as nurturing parenting, positive discipline techniques,
budgeting, health, nutrition, stress management, school readiness, play groups
and more. Families with children ages 0 – 5 receive credits after the
completion of each course which can be traded in for infant and toddler
supplies such as diapers, formula, clothing and much more.
Before SFBFS received this donation of diapers, our
organization was experiencing a decrease in donations and we were struggling to
provide diapers to the families in our Parent Education program. Now, thanks to
this wonderful partnership, thousands of families will benefit from these
diapers for their babies. Just a few months ago, Priscilla and Michael started
participating in the Parent Education program. They recently both lost their
jobs and the diapers provided by our program enabled the family to focus their
limited finances on other needs for their children. Priscilla’s testimony has
touched our hearts.
“After we lost our jobs we were faced with no income and very little
hope of employment in the near future. We felt that life was hard, but not
overwhelming until then. For the first time ever, we found ourselves in social
service programs for help with basic needs of food, help with our utilities and
baby supplies. It has being a blessing to find the Parent Education program. I
never thought in my life that I would ever have to seek out help, but I did. I
want to tell you how grateful I am and how this makes it possible for my
husband and I to sleep easier. We are living in times where families are in
places the never dreamed they would be in, nor prepared to be in.”
SFBFS
Parent Education program managers, Mireya Estrella and Lorena Carranza, said
that diapers are the most frequently requested items among families served at
SFBFS. “Disposable diapers are very expense to buy. Clients are very excited to
receive diapers and there is a high demand for them,” Mireya said.
“As a
donation based organization we are completely indebted to the National Diaper
Bank Network for its donation for disposable diapers. It has made a great
impact to the children and families we serve,” Mireya said. “Without the
donation we surely would have fallen short in keeping up with the demand of the
much needed product.
Thanks a million National Diaper Bank Network!
Submitted
by Lorena Carranza, Parent Education Program Manager
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