Jamestown (Kiwanis) \u2013 The South Central Homeless Coalition received a large donation of diapers, wipes, and monetary contribution from the Minnesota-Dakotas District of Kiwanis International at their annual convention held in Jamestown in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kiwanis International is a global community of clubs, members and partners dedicated to improving the lives of children one community at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Kiwanis donation consisted of 11,119 diapers (sizes new-born to 5T), 16 packs of wipes, along with a cash donation to purchase additional diapers. The South-Central Homeless Coalition is one of eight coalitions in North Dakota. It serves the nine-county region of Barnes, Dickey, Foster, Griggs, LaMoure, Logan, McIntosh, Stutsman (Jamestown), and Wells.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The donation was inventoried and distributed to several food banks in the coalition\u2019s service area where they will be provided to families that really need them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Kiwanis donation concluded an earlier diaper drive where 1,718 diapers, 434 wipes and $150.00 in monetary donation was collected by City-County Health District in Valley City and donated to the Buffalo Bridges Human Service Zone with offices in Jamestown and Valley City. In all, a total of $752 was donated to purchase additional diapers and wipes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Diapers are considered a basic need; however, most assistance programs don\u2019t recognize them as such. Diapers are a huge financial burden for families with monthly costs averaging $70-80 per child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The purpose of the South-Central Homeless Coalition\u2019s purpose shall be to advocate, coordinate, and optimize services for homeless persons within Region 6 of the South Central Human Service Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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