Mission Statement: Our mission is to lift our community by providing the essentials people need with compassion, dignity, and understanding. We believe no one should face hardship alone, so everyone has the chance to thrive. Vision Statement: Our vision is a world without diaper insecurity and period poverty. Purpose Statement: Our purpose is to serve our community by offering diapers, period products, and other resources at no cost to participants. Diapers, are incredibly expensive and not many local or national charities supply them. Nearly 36% of families nationwide experience diaper insecurity. Many of those families bleach and reuse disposable diapers, keep diapers on babies longer than they should, or sometimes use non-diaper materials for their babies. Of the families who experience diaper insecurity, 60% report missing work or school because they didn’t have enough diapers for child care or even to get through the day. The closest diaper bank is in Bloomington and most people don’t know it exists even if they could get there to get diapers. Period products are of great need in rural communities and the need is not commonly met by established charities. A recent article in Medical News Today, stated “Period poverty is a lack of access to menstrual products, education, hygiene facilities, waste management, or a combination of these. It affects an estimated 500 million people worldwide.” There are an estimated 16.9 million impoverished menstruaters living in the US. One study involving college-aged individuals who menstruate demonstrated that 14.2% had experienced period poverty in the last year and an additional 10% experienced period poverty each and every month. with a low income could not afford menstrual products in the last year, while nearly half sometimes had to choose between buying food or menstrual products. We accept donations of period products and diapers of all sizes and types to redistribute in the area. If you want to donate or you need some yourself message us through Facebook and we will see what we have in inventory. Our selection and inventory is always changing but we can usually help you get what you need.
