Welcome To
Operation Baby New Year!
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Why Diapers? Today 1 in 3 families struggle to provide diapers for their children.
  • 5.3 million children in the U.S. aged three or younger live in poor or low-income families.
  • Infants require up to 12 diapers per day, toddlers about 8.
  • Disposable diapers cost $80 - $100 per month per baby.
  • In many cases, cloth diapering isn’t an option. Most day care centers will not accept children without providing disposable diapers. They can not be washed in most public laundromats, and the can not be used in homeless shelters group-residential facilities.
  • Diapers cannot be bought with the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP (formerly called “food stamps”) or WIC (Women, Infants and Children).
  • No state or federal child safety-net program allocates dollars specifically for the purchase of diapers.
  • Without transportation, buying diapers at a convenience store rather than a large “big box” store can significantly increase the monthly cost of diapers.
  • Lack of access to diapers and supplies can cause children to get sick, and force families to skip work in order to care for their infant or toddler.  ​
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​Unable to afford diapers, too many parents and guardians are forced to choose between a range of undesirable alternatives such as cutting back on basics such as food, utilities or child care in order to purchase diapers for their children.

That is why we started Operation Baby New Year, to raise awareness about the need for diaper assistance while providing diapers directly to local organizations, agencies, programs, shelters, and food shelves that service thousands of families in our area. 

No parent or guardian should have to choose between clean diapers and paying for their next meal or utility bill. With your help, we can bring in the new year with the spirit of community and supporting the organizations in our area who help families and our tiniest residents year round.
 

Saint Cloud Area 2020-2021
​Holiday Diaper Drive 

​It is officially diaper season and that means from December 1st to January 1st we are on a mission to collect over 160,000 diapers for local organizations that serve thousands of families each and every year! For more information about this years current diaper drive visit our Operation Baby New Year 2020-2021 page for more details on how you can give and get involved!