Arizona girl started diaper drive at 7; five years later, she delivered 30,000
A 12-year-old girl named Sloan has successfully donated 30,000 diapers to a Phoenix food bank, continuing a charitable initiative she started at age seven. Her efforts address a critical gap in social safety nets, as diapers are not covered by government assistance programs like SNAP or WIC.
Why it matters
It highlights the systemic issue of 'diaper need' in the U.S. and the role of grassroots community efforts in filling gaps left by public policy.
Recently, Nourish Phoenix, a food bank in Phoenix, received its largest diaper donation ever. A U-Haul filled with diapers for families across the community arrived at the food bank, leaving the employees shocked to learn that not some philanthropic millionaire, but a middle-schooler was behind the enormous load.While most children her age live life blissfully ignorant of the world's problems, 12-year-old Sloan spends her time collecting diapers. This time, she sent a package of 30,000 to the food bank. This year, her target was 22,500 diapers for donation, but the Huggies, Pampers and Blueys kept pouring in until there was hardly any room to walk around her home.According to research from the National Diaper Bank Network and Huggies, roughly 1 in 3 US families struggle to afford enough diapers to keep their baby clean, dry and healthy.
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