Free diapers now available in Yuma County
Diapers are a critical need in Arizona
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Free diapers are available to qualifying low-income families in Yuma County through the Arizona Diaper Pilot Program.
The program is a collaboration with Wildfire, the Arizona Diaper Bank, and Community Action Agencies.
Yuma County residents can get free diapers at Western Arizona Council of Governments located at 1235 S. Redondo Center Drive. Their phone number is 928-782-1886.
It is funded with a $1.5 million grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, the effort “expands free statewide diaper distribution and increases access to diapers for low-income families throughout Arizona,” said Kelly McGowan, Wildfire’s Acting Executive Director.
According to a 2017 study by Huggies, nearly three in five parents struggling with diaper needs missed an average of four days of work or school during a specific month because they did not have enough diapers when dropping their children off at childcare or early education programs.
The program will also connect families to economic mobility and family support services such as job training, educational support, Early Head Start, and housing services.
