Monday , May 6 2024

Parents Need Help With An Expensive Commodity: Diapers

Shantay Balch of the B.L.A.C.K. Wellness and Prosperity Center says community advocacy groups are seeing a daily increase in requests for basic supplies, including diapers. “Calls are nonstop to agencies,” she said, including her own, First 5 Fresno County and the Fresno EOC. “They’re just nonstop. Diapers. Diapers, formula, water, beans and rice.” Specifically, she said, diaper sizes 4, 5 and 6. She said some parents have even resorted to putting small adult diapers on their toddlers. “Because the shelves are filled with those and also if you look on Craigslist, there’s tons of adult diapers,” Balch said. Recently, Balch distributed boxes of diapers from her home office. “And I had maybe 30 families here that picked up just based on availability and of those 30, I would say that at least five of them mentioned using adult diapers because they’re desperate and not knowing what to do!” But it’s not just about whether diapers are available on the grocery shelves. “It’s so many people
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