Operation Diaper Drive
will ensure that babies and toddlers in our community stay clean, dry and healthy.
Our 8th Annual Operation Diaper Drive is October 1st-31st! Help us reach our goal of 150,000 diapers!
YPN, in partnership with the Eastern Iowa Health Center and HACAP, hosts Operation Diaper Drive each October. This community-wide effort’s goal is to stock the Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank with at least 50% of the diapers we distribute annually. Sponsors and business partners are invited to host collection bins and raise funds to help us purchase diapers.
A huge thank you to everyone who supported the 2023 Operation Diaper Drive. Our drive was successful, your support helped us collect 28,096 physical diapers and raise $25,760 in donations &
sponsorship resulting in nearly 180,000 diapers to fill the bank and ensure hundreds of babies will have dry bottoms in 2024!
Diapers are one of the most basic needs for a family with a new baby. On average, a monthly supply of diapers costs $80. Add that up and one year of diapers costs nearly $1,000! Families with low-income spend nearly 14% of their paychecks on diapers. Most daycare centers require parents to provide a daily supply of diapers. When families don’t have enough diapers, parents have to decide between childcare and working or going to school.
SPECIAL THANKS TO ALL OF OUR 2023 OPERATION DIAPER DRIVE SPONSORS!
How you Can help!
- Drop off diapers and wipes in the collection boxes locations (Alliant Energy, CRB&T Branches CR, Hy-Vee Food Stores, McGrath Dealerships CR) October 1st-31st! (all sizes and open packages are welcome)
- Donate directly to the Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank. (all sizes and open packages welcome)
- Donate online! 100% of donations will be used to purchase diapers and wipes.
- Shop Amazon and ship directly to EIDB! Convenient and your purchase of diapers and wipes makes an impact!
- Hold a casual day at the office and ask co-workers to donate diapers or cash in exchange for wearing jeans. Drop off the donations or arrange a pickup.
Prior to 2020, Andy and his fiancé, had never needed to utilize a community service. Andy shares, “I have always worked and was able to provide for my family, so it was humbling to admit that we needed a hand.” After seeing a news article, they quickly got in line. “When we arrived and saw the line of cars, it was evident that this organization truly cared about those in need after such a rough year – I don’t know what we would’ve done without them.”
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Community Days
50 free diapers per family will be provided to ANY COMMUNITY MEMBER with child(ren) in diapers (ages 0-4) who visits us on the last Wednesday of
Thank You Sponsors
We are well aware we can not do this without the generosity of our community, partners, and sponsors. Thank you for helping us meet families
2020 Was a Year Unlike Any In Recent History
As we reflect on the year for Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank (EIDB) the words that come to mind are hard work, gratitude, grit and grace.