The other day I had the opportunity to speak with a social worker, whom I will call Shannon. She visits clients in their home and works closely with caregivers – many of them isolated new …
Natural Resources and Maternity Xchange are offering families all over the Bay Area a chance to exchange gently used (unstained) infant and toddler clothing and at the same time support San Francisco’s most vulnerable families. The event benefits Help a Mother Out (HAMO), a local grassroots campaign whose mission is to help improve the lives of families in need one diaper at a time.
Did you spot what it is that makes these events so wonderful? It is the same thing that a diaper drive creates. It is a thing called HOPE.
Part of what we hope to do this year is bring you guys closer to the folks who are benefiting from all the diapers you raise. Back in December I received a desperate email from a …
BIG THANK YOU to a wonderful mom-run enterprise, Cotton Babies for supporting our cause. They must have heard our tweet about how we had found an agency who might have some families who are in …
THIS is Girl Power
BIG THANK YOU to Brownie troop #32688 of Marin county who recently held a “mini diaper drive” for us! They collected 688 diapers plus 1300 wipes! And how awesome is this: they …
Since October, 2009 a little known federal program, the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), has assisted an estimated 600,000 Americans in avoiding homelessness. The micro-funds provided by HPRP are used to cover expenses …
