Diaper Connections: Addressing Affordability for New Parents
Be part of a dedicated team who helps The Diaper Bank of Connecticut to raise awareness that all families should have access to basic human needs, work to affect change on a state level, and improve conditions for CT families.
Why We Advocate
In Connecticut:
- 85,000+ children 4 & under are enrolled in Husky A, According to The Department of Social Services’ most recent data (CT Department of Social Services).
- About 30% of children 3 & under live in families earning less than 200% the Federal Poverty Level (Kids Count).
In The United States:
- 1 in 2 families struggle to afford an adequate supply of diapers to keep their babies clean, dry, and happy (National Diaper Bank Network).
Our Ask: H.B. 5486
- H.B. 5486 AAC CONCERNING A DIAPER PARTNERSHIP GRANT PROGRAM would establish a $1 million grant program administered through the Department of Social Services to support diaper distribution through trusted community partners and hospitals, helping ensure that families with young children have access to an adequate supply of diapers.
- The Diaper Bank of CT has successfully used this model of distribution through our Diaper Connections Program.
- Funding Diaper Connections, a first in the nation program that partners DBCT, the Connecticut Hospital Association, and all of Connecticut’s Acute Care Hospitals to screen families for diaper need and connected to resources at birth with goals of improve health outcomes for babies and reduce related emergency department expenses.