It’s that time of year again when Girl Scout troops all across the country make their way to shopping centers and door-to-door selling their famous Girl Scout cookies.
This year, a local troop from the Tri-Cities …

“During winter shelter, we encounter families in crisis every day. One particular family had a newborn baby. In their hasty exit from their previous living situation (which was unsuitable for habitation), they left without diapers. …

“A young woman showed up at St. Vincent de Paul’s Women’s Center in downtown Oakland a few months ago after leaving the husband who had been beating her. She had newborn twins, a child who hadn’t yet turned two, and nothing else—no clothes, no money and none of the items needed to take care of babies.

Updated 2/15/11: Count is up to 7,000 diapers!
Last week we received an unexpected email from Bay Area mom Allie, who has a beautiful baby boy named Max. To commemorate Max’s very first Valentines Day, she decided …

We’re collecting diapers at the 2/17 San Jose Sharks game! Please stop by our collection booth to say hello, donate diapers or money, play plinko, and enter to win one of several Sharks’ fan prizes. TEXT “SHARKS,” or “SAN JOSE” to 501501 to donate $5.00 anytime between now and March 28th.

Do you want to do great things in 2011? Children cannot wait for the economic recession to be over before they have access to a clean diaper. Here are 5 ideas for you to help a mother out.