, /PRNewswire/ — The National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN), a nonprofit dedicated to providing diapers and other material basic necessities to families, has announced a major new partnership with CareSource, a nationally recognized managed care organization. The collaboration will strengthen efforts to end diaper need throughout the United States.
Nearly half of U.S. families struggle to afford enough diapers for their children, according to NDBN research (The NDBN Diaper Check 2023). Diaper need can have profound impact on child health and family economic mobility.
Through a $180,000 sponsorship, CareSource will support the work of NDBN’s network of more than 240 community-based diaper banks serving over 10,000 agency partners nationwide. The partnership includes the development of grant opportunities for NDBN-member diaper banks and sponsorship of NDBN’s annual US Conference on Poverty and Basic Needs, held in Chicago October 23 – 25, 2024.
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