Behind the Scenes Archives - Jake's Network of Hope

Jake’s Diapers Selected by GlobalGiving for Red Backpack Fund

Jake’s Diapers has been selected to receive a $5,000 COVID-19 relief and recovery grant from The Red Backpack Fund, a collaborative effort between GlobalGiving and The Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation. Jake’s Diapers, based in Little Chute, Wis., is a nonprofit organization providing hygiene essentials to solve diaper need and

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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

Shaping Young Minds with Kid-Friendly Volunteering Experience

While we serve littles around the world with every diaper we send, there are other ways we can have an impact on young minds and lives here at our Hope Factory warehouse. Jake’s Diapers offers many kid friendly volunteering opportunities for families to make an impact on the community. We

Beyond Babies: How Jake’s Serves Special Needs Families

Diapers are an obvious need for babies, the word probably making you think first of handheld humans before anyone else. But, for some, diapers are a need beyond those “tiny” years of life. Some people with special needs continue to wear pull-ups or other assistance into their teen years and

Volunteers Help ‘Knock Down Barriers’ for Those We Serve

Our work at Jake’s Diapers is largely aimed towards making a dent in the global poverty crisis, and diapers are a perfect starting point. Why? Because it’s a not so obvious basic need. In another sense - the inability to afford diapers (diaper need) lives alongside the inability to afford

That’s a Wrap: Jake’s Diapers Co-hosts Virtual Cloth Diaper Event

There’s a lot that goes into covering baby bottoms around the world, and Jake’s Diapers team to-do list offers proof. For example, not only do we pack and prepare cloth diaper kits, but we also educate about using the products to empower people in need to use the option. We

Friendly Reminder: Jake’s Diapers Solves More than Diaper Need

A simple donation of just about a dozen cloth diapers laid the foundation for the work that Jake’s Diapers does today, but a recent volunteer group acted like a big reminder about how much we’ve evolved over the years. “The name of the organization is deceiving. (Jake’s) is not all

You’re Invited! Hope Factory Open House

We grow up so fast. And we’re not just talking about how time flies for parents, watching kids go from diapers to driving in the blink of an eye. At Jake’s Diapers, we are overjoyed at the amazing strides our organization has made since becoming official in 2013 - growing

Cloth Diaper Education: Important Piece of Our Mission

It’s too much work. Too much laundry. Sounds complicated. These are all thoughts that may block someone from cloth diapering their children, but the truth is this approach is far from difficult — and it can be life changing. “For people who need a long term solution to diaper need,