Diaper Drives

Hosting a diaper drive is a great community service project for your school, business, civic group, neighborhood or faith organization.

Since our founding, we have served over 59,000 NYC children in need and distributed 1.3 million diapers. We serve these children by working with community partners including shelters, city agencies, foster care advocacy programs, hospitals, and more.

Make your diaper drive fun and engaging! Have a competition and offer small prizes or recognition for the team, class, or office that brings in the most diapers! Friendly competition can help spread the word and increase turnout. 

And don’t forget to promote on social media by tagging Little Essentials @lehelps. Below is some helpful social copy to get you started.

Did you know 1 in 2 families struggles with #DiaperNeed? Please donate to my diaper drive for @lehelps to help change that. 

Small things impact big things. That is why I'm holding a diaper drive on behalf of @lehelps. Please consider giving today. #EndDiaperNeed 

Without a supply of diapers, babies cannot participate in early childhood education. Please consider donating to my diaper drive for @lehelps. #DiaperNeed

Babies require up to 12 diapers per day, a cost of $80-$100 per month per baby -- a cost many families cannot afford. Please donate to my diaper drive for @lehelps. #EndDiaperNeed.

 

Diaper Drive Checklist

  1. Decide what kind of drive you would like to host. Will it be in-person, virtual or a combination of both?

  2. Set a date range for your drive. Most drives last one to two weeks.

  3. Let Little Essentials know about your drive. Email kyoko@littleessentials.org. We like to record all items received from your drive so that we can thank you properly! We will also coordinate your donation drop-off or confirm your virtual drive at that time. If you would like a personalized Amazon wish list link, please contact kyoko@littleessentials.org.

  4. Share your drive. Connect with your network through email, social media (tag @lehelps), calls, or texts to spread the word! Successful drive hosts contact their network a couple of times throughout the drive, so that donating doesn’t fall off the to-do list.

    For those new to our mission, feel free to share the following information as well as the suggested copy above.

    Little Essentials offers at-risk families living in poverty urgently needed children's supplies and parenting education to promote the health, well-being and safety of their children 5 years old and younger.

    Since our founding, we have served over 59,000 NYC children in need and distributed 1.3 million diapers. We serve these children by working with community partners including shelters from domestic violence, foster care advocacy programs, local family shelters and more.

  5. Get the stats. At the end of your drive, Little Essentials will give you a final count of the diapers collected and let you know how many families they will serve!

 

Diaper Drive Flyers

Little essentials diaper drive flyer

 

sample text for drive emails

SIMPLE

Help us collect diapers for Little Essentials!

Little Essentials offers at-risk families living in poverty urgently needed children's supplies and parenting education to promote the health, well-being and safety of their children 5 years old and younger.

IN-PERSON

Help [person, business, organization] collect diapers for Little Essentials!

Drop off new or open packs of diapers and new packs of wipes at [address] from [date] to [date]. Little Essentials distributes diapers and other infant supplies to NYC families in need by working with community partners including shelters from domestic violence, foster care advocacy programs, local family shelters and more.

VIRTUAL

Help [person, business, organization] collect diapers for Little Essentials!

During [date range], donate through their High Need Wish List [link] to help our littlest New Yorkers in need. Be sure to include [drive host or business name] on the gift receipt so Little Essentials knows where the donation has come from!

Little Essentials distributes diapers and other infant supplies to NYC families in need by working with community partners including shelters from domestic violence, foster care advocacy programs, local family shelters and more.

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