(L-R) Representative Maida Townsend, Hinesburg Community Resource Center Executive Director Rachel Kring, Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf Community Engagement Manager Anna McMahon, Seventh Generation Manager of Community and Environmental Impact Chris Lyon, JLCV Diaper Bank Chair Amanda Herzberger, Senator Bernie Sanders Health Policy Director Kathryn Becker Van Haste and JLCV President Jill Everett at the JLCV Diaper Bank in South Burlington on Thursday, March 7, 2019, celebrating the opening of Chittenden County's first diaper bank. The JLCV has partnered with five area food shelves, including Chittenden Emergency Food Shelf, to distribute diapers to families in need.
Photo Credit : Gabe Aceves Photography

Thank you!

Thank you so much to all who came to our ribbon cutting -- It was great to see so many enthusiastic people come together around this important issue. We were grateful to have the opportunity to educate people and spread awareness. For those of you who were unable to make it please see below for some additional information and press around the event.

Watch our new video about the Diaper Bank.

We are so grateful to local filmmaker Rob Lietar who generously donated his time and expertise to produce a video about what we do. The video premiered at the ribbon cutting. Please feel free to share it!

Diaper Bank in the News

We are excited to share some of the press coverage of the Diaper Bank initiative and the ribbon cutting. Click the headline below to view the coverage.

Listen: VPR, Vermont Edition, "Diaper Bank Opens In Chittenden County, Partners With Food Shelves."

Read: VT Digger, "First diaper bank opens in Chittenden County."

Watch: WCAX, "Community group, food shelves partner to create diaper bank."

Watch: NBC-5, "For young families struggling to afford disposable diapers, help's coming"

Watch: Fox-44, "JLCV first ever Diaper Bank in Champlain Valley"

How You Can Help

Make a monetary donation
Organize a Diaper Drive
Shop our Amazon wishlist
Drop-off diapers at Healthy Living in South Burlington or Kismet Place in Williston
Join the Junior League!

The JLCV Diaper Bank is affiliated with the National Diaper Bank Network and we are excited to learn more about their expansive advocacy efforts. In late March, JLCV Diaper Bank Chair Amanda Herzberger will travel to Washington, D.C. to participate in National Lobbying Day.

National Diaper Bank Network #diaperneed Facts:

1 in 3 American families reports experiencing diaper need.
5.2 million children in the U.S. aged three or younger live in poor or low-income families.
Infants require up to 12 diapers per day, toddlers about 8.
Disposable diapers can cost $70 to $80 per month per baby.
No state or federal child safety-net program allocates dollars specifically for the purchase of diapers.
Without transportation, buying diapers at a convenience store rather than a large “big box” store can significantly increase the monthly cost of diapers.
Most childcare centers, even free and subsidized facilities, require parents to provide a day’s supply of disposable diapers.