A partnership between San Francisco and the local nonprofit Help a Mother Out, the Diaper Bank operates similar to a food bank by distributing free diapers to low-income families across The City.
Darius Noriega and his wife, Lilibeth Calangian, take home diapers from the San Francisco Diaper Bank. The program has helped the family after Calangian lost her job.
“Diapers are not cheap. Even when I grew up in the Philippines, having diapers was a privilege,” said Noriega, who lives in Pacifica and is a foster parent to an infant from San Francisco. “Now, we don’t have to worry about budgeting for diapers or worry about our child. It gives us peace of mind.” But even for those who do qualify, federal and state public assistance programs like food stamps do not cover diapers, which can run $80 to $100 per month on average for many families. Newborn infants can require up to 12 diapers a day.
It’s also part of keeping families on track with work, school and other responsibilities. Some childcare centers require parents to supply diapers for children, which can keep families from being able to send their kids on days when they have run out of diapers. “As soon as I got there, there was a sense of connection and cultural diversity. That’s a big deal for us. From an immigrant perspective, we are culturally connected to it and it gives us a sense of community,” said Noriega.
“Around June 2020, The City saw a huge increase in client enrollment for CalFresh. Families that would have never signed up were doing it. We already had the distribution partners, so all we had to figure out was how to get more diapers to our partners,” said Lisa Truong, who co-founded the nonprofit Help a Mother Out that runs San Francisco’s Diaper Bank.
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