Jamestown, ND, The South Central Homeless Coalition kicked off its second annual diaper drive in July which ran through August 14, 2017.

The news release thanks the many contributors who helped the coalition reach the 2017 diaper drive goal. The goal was $5,000 in diapers, wipes, and monetary donations. Thanks to regional participation, items and dollars donated at the collection sites will be able to stay in those communities within our region.

This past spring, the South Central Homeless Coalition received significant donations of over $500 from Atonement Lutheran Church (Jamestown) of $2,667.00 and an additional donation from Hugo’s Family Marketplace of $971.26. Other campaign monetary donations made to regional collection sites and online fundraiser totaled $1,725.15.

The coalition received 5,081 individual diapers and 78 packages of wipes during this campaign, equal to about $1,000 in product donation.

New and unused packages of diapers, wipes, and monetary donations were collected at regional county sites and then distributed to local agencies in their community.

Thank you to the following organizations participated in our drive as collection sites:

  • Stutsman: (Jamestown): Edgewood Senior Living, Trinity Lutheran Church, Stutsman County Social Services
  • McIntosh (Ashley): McIntosh County Social Services
  • LaMoure (LaMoure): LaMoure County Social Services
  • Logan (Napoleon): Logan County Social Services
  • Griggs (Cooperstown): Griggs County Social Services
  • Dickey (Ellendale): Dickey County Social Services
  • Foster/Wells (Carrington): Foster County Social Services
  • Barnes (Valley City): Barnes County Social Services

The need is dire to continue to help wipe out diaper need in our region. Government assistance programs like Food Stamps do NOT cover diapers. One in three moms in the U.S. report suffering from diaper need. Diapers can cost $70- $80 per month or more; babies need 6-10 diapers per day. There is still not a diaper bank located in ND which could help supply this need for our communities. The coalition encourages year-round support to help close the need gap and is looking forward to planning our 2018 drive.

The South Central Homeless Coalition’s purpose shall be to advocate, coordinate, and optimize services for homeless men, women and children within Region 6 of the South Central Human Service Center. Any person, business, organization or institution within the Coalition’s service area interested in the issues of homelessness and/or the less fortunate shall be eligible for membership in the Coalition. The coalition meets at least every other month, on the second Thursday of the month.