Free diapers help associations

In the United States, many families sometimes struggle to meet their children’s basic needs, and diapers are no exception.

Fortunately, there are entities dedicated to helping in this regard. Here is a brief guide on how and where you can get diapers at no cost.

First steps to apply for free diapers

1. Call 211: A Helpline Hotline

If you need to find a diaper bank near you, a quick and effective option is to call 211. Mention the name of your city when you call, and they will direct you to the nearest diaper bank.

This helpline is an incredible resource for information and assistance in your community.

Internet search: “Banco de Pañales + Tu Ciudad” (Diaper Bank + Your City).

Another way to find a diaper bank is to do an internet search. Simply type “Diaper Bank” followed by the name of your city into your favorite search engine.

You’ll be amazed at how many local options and resources you can find with just a few clicks.

3. Use Findhelp.org

Finally, I would like to recommend you to visit Findhelp.org. This platform is a gold mine for finding local help.

Just enter your zip code, then look under the “Diapers and Formula” category under the “Goods and Products” menu. The great thing about Findhelp.org is that it not only connects you with resources for diapers, but also offers access to legal assistance, free food and much more.

Private aid organizations and programs

Major brands such as Huggies and Pampers usually offer samples free of charge and do so through centers specialized in the distribution of free diapers, especially for young, single mothers or families with limited economic resources.

Many non-profit organizations, community centers, and some churches also join the cause by offering diapers to those in need.

One prominent organization is the “ National Diaper Bank Network “, which acts as a nationwide diaper bank.

Where to locate a diaper bank near you?

Here is a list, you can search for your city and go to the corresponding center.

Also, you can check this map with all the places where to find free diapers in the U.S.

Some diaper banks by states and cities

Alaska

• Anchorage – Alaska Adoption Services – Community Diaper Pantry

Arizona

• Phoenix – Southern Arizona Diaper Bank
• Tucson – Southern Arizona Diaper Bank

Arkansas

• Bentonville – Diaper Bank of the Ozarks
• Springdale – The Northwest Arkansas Diaper Collective

California

• Fresno – Central California Food Bank
• Garden Grove – Community Action Partnership of Orange County
• Goleta – Isla Vista Youth Projects – Family Resource Center
• Lincoln – Lighthouse Family Resource and Counseling Center
• Los Angeles – Good+ LA Foundation
• Los Angeles – Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
• Los Angeles – Open Arms Food Pantry & Resource Center
• Martinez – Sweet Beginnings Family Resource Center
• Oakland – SupplyBank.Org
• Oxnard- Food sharing
• Riverside – Riverside Diaper Bank Junior League
• Sacramento – Sacramento Food and Family Services Bank
• Salinas – Monterey County Food Bank
• San Diego – San Diego Food Bank
• San Francisco – Help a mother
• Santa Rosa – Redwood Empire Food Bank

Colorado

• Aurora – WeeCycle
• Broomfield – A Precious Child
• Centennial – Rocky Mountain Diaper Depot
• Denver – Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Denver
• Grand Junction – Diaper Depot
• Greeley – United Way of Weld County
• Loveland – The Nappie Project

Connecticut

• Derbi – TEAM
• Madison – Basic needs
• North Haven – Connecticut’s diaper bank
• Putnam – IHSP-NECT Diaper Bank
• Stamford – The Salvation Army Dry Bottoms Diaper Bank

Delaware

• Wilmington – Catholic Charities Bayard House

District of Columbia

• Greater DC Diaper Bank (Silver Spring, Maryland)

Florida

• Boca Raton: South Florida covered by diaper bank
• Cooper City – Greater Fort Lauderdale Diaper Bank
• Fort Myers – Healthy Start Coalition of Southwest Florida, Inc.
• Fort Pierce – Treasure Coast Food Bank
• Greenacres- Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition
• Jacksonville – Diaper Bank for Northeast Florida
• Jacksonville – Secure Future Foundation, Inc.
• Miami – Miami Diaper Bank
• Naples – Baby Basics from Collier County, Inc.
• Panama City – Junior League of Panama City
• Pensacola – Junior League of Pensacola
• St. Petersburg – Babycycle
• Stuart – Healthy Start Coalition of Martin County
• Tallahassee – Women Empowering Each Other, Inc.
• Tampa – Tampa Junior League
• Winter Garden – Central Florida Diaper Bank

Georgia

• Athens – Athens Area Diaper Bank
• Columbus – Junior League of Columbus Georgia
• Gainesville – Diaper Bank of North Georgia
• Norcross – Helping Mamas, Inc.
• Savannah – Over the Moon Diaper Bank

Hawaii

• Honolulu – Aloha Diaper Bank
• Kamuela – Hawaii Diaper Bank

Idaho

• Meridian – The Idaho Diaper Bank

Illinois

• Chicago – From cradle to crayons Chicago
• Chicago: share our spare part
• Evanston – Diaper pantry with blessings included
• Galesburg – Loving Bottoms Diaper Bank
• Quincy – Diaper bank with covered bottoms
• Waukegan – Diaper Depot – Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Chicago
• Waukegan: keeping families covered

Indiana

• Bloomington – Pregnancy resource center with all the options.
• Fort Wayne – The Shepherd’s Hand Community Outreach Center
• Fort Wayne – Healthier Moms and Babies Inc.
• Hammond – Diaper Pantry Franciscan Health
• Indianapolis – Indiana Diaper Bank
• Merriville – Northwest Indiana Food Bank’s Diaper Resource Center
• Muncie – The Diaper Bank of East Central Indiana
• Terre Haute – Covered with Love, Inc.
• New Whiteland – Indiana Diaper Fountain

Iowa

• Bettendorf – Heroes of Hiney
• Cedar Rapids – Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank
• Des Moines – Start a small project
• Indianola – Diaper Bank Short Years
• Muscatine – Community diaper bank

Kansas

• Kansas City – HappyBottoms
• Lawrence: Douglas County basics only
• Salina – Catholic Charities of Northern Kansas
• Topeka – Community Action, Inc.

Kentucky

• Louisville – Saint Bernadette Diaper Bank

Louisiana

• Baton Rouge – Junior League of Baton Rouge Diaper Bank
• Lafayette – Lafayette Junior League Diaper Bank of Lafayette
• New Orleans – New Orleans Diaper Bank Junior League
• Shreveport – Basic Needs

Maine

• Portland – Michael Klahr’s Services for Jewish Families
• Rockland – Food and energy assistance from AIO

Maryland

• Brooklandville- ShareBaby, Inc.
• Millersville – Walk the Walk Foundation
• Silver Spring – Greater DC Diaper Bank
• St. Louis Charles – Maryland Diaper Bank
• Westminster – CarrollBaby

Massachusetts

• Boston – South Boston neighborhood home
• Greenfield – United Way of Franklin County Diaper Bank
• Hyannis – A center for babies
• Lawrence – Neighbors in Need Diaper Bank
• Lexington -Beantown Infant Diaper Bank
• Needham – Baby Basics, Inc.
• Newton – From Cradle to Crayons – Boston
• West Stockbridge – Berkshire Community Diaper Project, Austin Riggs Center
• Worcester – Marie’s Mission

Michigan

• Battle Creek – Battle Creek Diaper Initiative
• Detroit – Metropolitan Diaper Bank of Detroit
• Grand Rapids – Great Start Parent Coalition of Kent County
• The Netherlands – Nestlings diaper bank
• Kalamazoo – St. Jude diaper bank St. Luke’s Episcopal Church (c/o St. Luke’s Episcopal Church)
• Kalamazoo – Southwest Michigan Care Collaborative
• Midland – The Diaper Alliance

Minnesota

• St. Louis St. Paul – Minnesota Diaper Bank
• Elko – Shakopee Community Care

Mississippi

• Clarksdale – Delta Diaper Bank

Missouri

• Columbia – First chance for children
• Fenton – Hero Care
• Kansas City – HappyBottoms
• New Madrid – New Madrid County Family Resource Center
• Osage Beach – The Changer
• Springfield – Diaper Bank of the Ozarks
• St. Louis Louis – St. Louis Area Diaper Bank Louis

Montana

• Billings – Yellowstone Valley Family Promise

Nebraska

• Omaha – Nebraska Diaper Bank

Nevada

• Las Vegas – The baby bounty
• Las Vegas – HELP from the Las Vegas Diaper Bank of Southern Nevada

New Hampshire

• Pittsfield – Diaper pantry for infants and toddlers

New Jersey

• Hillside – Community Food Bank of New Jersey
• Lawrence Township – HomeFront Diaper Resource Center
• Montclair: modestly covers the diaper bank of Essex County, New Jersey.
• New Brunswick – Central Jersey Diaper Bank of AECDC, Inc.
• Paramus – Family and Children’s Services, Inc.
• Trenton – The manufacturer’s site
• Warren – Moms Helping Moms Foundation

New Mexico

• Albuquerque – Albuquerque Junior League Diaper Bank of Albuquerque
• Santa Fe – The Food Depot

New York

• Albany – Capital District Food Pantries
• Buffalo: all funds covered
• Elmira – Food Bank of the Diaper Bank Program South Level
• Melville – The Allied Foundation
• Newburgh – Baby Steps Baby Pantry at Christ Lutheran Church
• New York (Bronx) – The HopeLine (Community Development Resource Center, Inc.)
• New York (Bronx) – Her Village, Inc.
• New York (Brooklyn) – Little must-sees
• New York (Brooklyn) – Waiting for relief
• New York City (Brooklyn) – Moms for Moms, New York City
• New York (Manhattan) – Good+ Foundation
• New York (Manhattan) – NYC Mamas Give Back
• New York (Queens) – Queens Diaper Bank
• Rochester – Rochester Diaper Bank Junior League of Rochester
• Syracuse – Diaper Bank CNY
• Scarsdale – Junior League of Central Westchester
• White plains – (914) Care

North Carolina

• Asheville- Babies Need Funds, Inc.
• Durham – North Carolina Diaper Bank

North Dakota

• Fargo – Food Bank of the Great Plains
• Minot – Bee Project

Ohio

• Canton – Heart of Ohio Diaper Bank
• Centerville – Hannah’s treasure chest
• Cincinnati – Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank
• Cleveland – The Greater Cleveland Diaper Bank
• Columbus – Columbus Diaper Bank
• Lancaster – Bottom-up diaper campaign
• Plain City – The Diaper Angels (Jerome United Methodist Church)
• Toledo – Toledo Junior League – As we grow up
• Trotwood – Gem City Diaper Bank
• Youngstown – MKC Project

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma City – Infant Crisis Services, Inc.
• Shawnee – Legacy Parenting Center
• Tulsa – Emergency Children’s Services

Oregon

• Portland – PDX Diaper Bank
• Springfield- Lane County Diaper Bank

Pennsylvania

• Allentown – Diaper Bank of the Lehigh Valley
• Erie- Diaper Depot at the Erie Family Center
• Harrisburg – Healthy Steps Diaper Bank
• Norristown – Mitzvah Circle Foundation
• Philadelphia – Center for Leadership, Development and Advocacy
• Philadelphia – Cradles to Crayons, PA
• Philadelphia – The Greater Philadelphia Diaper Bank
• Philadelphia – Pamper and change my baby’s diaper
• Pittsburgh – Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank
• Scranton – St. Jude Center Joseph

Puerto Rico

• Carolina – Banco de Alimentos Puerto Rico, Inc.

Rhode Island

• Providencia – Undercover project

South Carolina

• Charleston – Joy Diaper Bank Packages
• Charleston – Charleston Junior League of Charleston – Charleston Area Diaper Bank
• Colombia – The power of change
• Elgin – United for the baby

South Dakota

• Sioux Falls – Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Sioux Falls

Tennesse

• Cordova (Memphis) – Sweet Cheeks Diaper Ministry
• Knoxville – Helping Moms
• Lexington – Shiloh Distribution Center
• Memphis – Mid-South Food Bank
• Nashville – Nashville Diaper Connection

Texas

• Amarillo – Joseph’s Project, a program of Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle
• Austin – Austin Diaper Bank
• Dallas- Hope Supply Co.
• El Paso – Your Pantry Ministries
• Fort Worth – Fort Worth Junior League Diaper Bank of Fort Worth
• Galveston – Galveston Diaper Bank
• Houston – Houston Diaper Bank
• McKinney – Baby Booties Diaper Bank
• San Antonio – Texas Diaper Bank
• Primavera – Northwest Houston Diaper Bank

Utah

• Logan – Little Lambs Foundation for Children
• Sandy – Utah Diaper Bank

Vermont

• Burlington – Champlain Valley Junior Diaper Bank League
• Pawlet – Felicia’s Inc.

Virginia

• Harrisonburg – Children’s Clothing Closet at Mission Central
• Richmond – Urban Baby Beginnings Community Care
• Rockingham – Baby Hope, a program of Hope Distributed
• Silver Spring (MD) – Greater DC Diaper Bank
• Toms Brook – Shenandoah Lutheran Ministries
• Vienna – Fairfax diaper bank
• Virginia Beach – Greater Hampton Roads Diaper Bank

Washington

• Battle Ground – Battle Ground Adventist Community Services
• Bellevue – Homeless Babies
• Issaquah – KidVantage
• The Conner – Skagit County Diaper Bank
• Olympia – Tikes dry and wet wipes
• Pasco – Tri-Cities Diaper Bank
• Seattle – Westside Baby
• Spokane Valley – Inland NW Diaper Bank, a program of Spokane Valley Partners
• Tacoma – Early Childhood Network of Pierce County

West Virginia

• Charleston – Diaper Drop-off Charities
• Ripley’s – Ripley’s Nazarene Mission Baby Pantry
• Welch – The Crossing Community, Inc.
• Weston – Lewis County Diaper Pantry

Wisconsin

• Eau Claire – The diaper bank of Eau Claire (Junior League)
• Elkhorn – Walworth County Diaper Bank
• La Crosse – The Parenting Place, Inc.
• Little Chute – Eastern Wisconsin Diaper Bank
• Madison – Babies and beyond
• Madison – The people’s diaper bank
• Menasha – Fox Cities Diaper Bank, a United Way Fox Cities Initiative
• Milwaukee – Milwaukee Diaper Mission
• Milwaukee – United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County
• Sheboygan – Sheboygan Evangelical Free Church BabyCare
• Wausau – The neighbors’ place

Wyoming

• Laramie – Albany County Family Promise
• Rock Springs – Southwest Wyoming Community Diaper Bank

Remember that while these services are designed to help, it is essential to approach early and keep in mind that resources may be limited. It is gratifying to know that in difficult times, there are communities and organizations willing to lend a hand.