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A Reliable Gift: Community Partnership Fuels Needed Support for Victims of Domestic Abuse

Green Bay nonprofit and Jake’s Diapers team up to provide victims of domestic abuse help. Anticipating the birth of a new child, even when you’re already a parent, sparks a lot of emotions. Of course, there’s excitement and joy; but we can also experience worry about how siblings will cope,

Cloth Diaper Makers Important Piece of our Impact Puzzle

Over the last three years, Jake’s Diapers distributed more than 70,000 cloth diapers around the world to babies in need, via partnerships with other nonprofits working to help those youth trapped in poverty situations for a variety of causes. At $20 retail value, that’s $1.4 million in cloth distributed -

2019 Year in Review: Tales from Puerto Rico Families in Need

Wow, what a year! Our awesome supporters really helped us make a splash in the lives of Puerto Rico families in need, facing adversity for a variety of reasons. There many people are still living in homes destroyed by Hurricane Maria more than 2 years ago, tarps the only protection where

Hope for Vulnerable Toddler in Uganda

The doctors warned that the child’s outcome was grim. As a 15-month-old toddler, Akoba weighed less than 10 pounds — less than half the average weight of a healthy child his age. His mother and twin sister participated in a feeding program through Good Shepherd’s Fold (GSF), a nonprofit that

Support for Special Needs Children in Puerto Rico

As we continue growing at Jake’s Diapers, we’re learning the many ways that meeting hygiene needs to overcome poverty struggles is not a one-size-fits-all solution, especially for special needs children in Puerto Rico. There are barriers many families face. Recently, we supported a special needs child in Puerto Rico who

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Hooked on Jake’s: Volunteer Exposes Youth Groups to Mission

It was a simple way to connect: searching Volunteerfoxcities.org, Meredith Lauer discovered Jake’s Diapers. “I brought a group of middle school mission trip kids and packed diaper kits,” she said of her first visit in summer 2019. “Stephanie’s passion is contagious! The first time we met with her, her energy

Mayleison’s Story: Cloth Diapers Help Sick Child

It is a joy to share with you Mayleison’s story, and the transformation this sick child made. Mayleison had been receiving care at our Diaper Drop Real Hope for Haiti. Thanks to you, he and his friends at the Rescue Center have an ample supply of cloth diapers to keep them

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Jake’s Diapers Provides Help For Seniors.

As Heather walked down the long hallway of the independent living facility where her mother, Jane, lives, she noticed the creak of the floor beneath her. Every so often, the local news blared out an open door, a noise that distracted her even for a second from the worry on

Cloth Kit Helps Family After Baby’s NICU Stay

Diaper bank partner able to provide newborn cloth kit to family in need. A baby is born, but she doesn’t come home. This is the reality that parents of newborns with medical issues face. Whether premature or another serious condition, these children spend the first weeks or months of their

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Wisconsin Bank Supports Rural Families Via Community Partnerships

Jake’s Diapers Runs the Eastern Wisconsin Diaper Bank to Make a Local Difference Note: The person who provided this story wished to remain anonymous. To protect the identity of this individual, “Amelia” is a false name. Amelia loves her son. When she became a mom just 9 short months ago,