Help End Diaper Need in Waterloo Region
Get Involved
Ending Diaper Need is a community effort. Choose how you want to support!
Pledge to Donate Diaper Boxes
Help us #EndDiaperNeed by commiting to donate diapers. The most needed sizes are 3 and 6.
Send Us Diapers Through Amazon
Use our Amazon wishlist to send diapers right to the Centre.
Donate Funds
Donate now to help meet the practical needs of families in crisis.
Total Diaper Boxes Collected for Diaper Need
Total Diaper Boxes Collected for Diaper Need
Received
What is Diaper Need?
What is Diaper Need?
Diaper need is not having enough diapers to keep an infant or young child clean, dry, and healthy. Help ensure families receive essential resources by partnering with the Diaper Our City campaign.
Diaper need is not having enough diapers to keep an infant or young child clean, dry, and healthy. Help ensure families receive essential resources by partnering with the Diaper Our City campaign.
Demand for diapers and practical resources in Waterloo Region has increased 80% since 2022.
About the Campaign
What’s Happening?
Waterloo Region is an economically vibrant community, yet 1:8 residents live below the poverty line.
The need for diapers at The Pregnancy Centre has increased by 80%, and we are struggling to keep up with the demand.
Who is Impacted?
Diaper need is a reality for hundreds of Waterloo Region families, including:
- Single parent families.
- Minimum wage employees.
- Those waiting for affordable housing.
- Those with disabilities.
- Those having to choose between rent, electricity, and food.
- New Canadians.
How to Help
It takes a Village to ensure there’s enough for everyone and no one is left behind.
Donate diapers, host a diaper drive, or donate funds. Your generous support will help make sure we’re prepared to meet the demand for diapers, wipes, and formula in 2024.
This is what diaper need feels like.
You can help end it.
This is what diaper need feels like.
You can help end it.
How to Host a Diaper Drive
How to Host a Diaper Drive
1. Sign up to host a diaper drive and choose your timeline. We recommend fundraising over 2 to 3 weeks.
2. Decide where to host your diaper drive. Connect with your peers, family, co-workers, or others to collect diapers.
3. Use our resources to promote your diaper drive. Do you need social media posts, images, speaking points, a letter of support for your organization? We’ve got you! If you need something custom, email [email protected].
4. Collect diaper boxes. 1, 10, 100…every box counts!
5. Deliver your donation to The Pregnancy Centre at 40 Francis St. S, Kitchener.
Sample Diaper Drives:
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- Places of work or offices.
- Social or sports clubs.
- Small groups.
- Neighbourhoods and community organizations.
- Places of worship.
- Social media.
Want to sign up but don’t know where to start? Let’s brainstorm!
Thank You,
Diaper Drive
Hosts!
Donegal Mennonite Fellowship
Faith Church, Kitchener
Jenn Albrecht and Friends
Laurelwood Public School
Diaper Drives and Counting
Thank You,
Diaper Drive
Hosts!
Donegal Mennonite Fellowship
Faith Church, Kitchener
Jenn Albrecht and Friends
Laurelwood Public School
Diaper Drives and Counting
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What diaper sizes should I buy?
Updated Nov. 27, 2023:
The most commonly needed sizes are 3 and 6. Newborn diapers and sizes 1 and 2 are not needed as these are requested less often. Thanks to the generosity of donors, we have many size 4 and 5s!
How does the Centre's diaper distribution program work?
Our diaper distribution program is designed to assist low-resourced families by providing a supplemental package of diapers each month until a child is potty trained or age 4.
Families who need diapers can come to the Centre and complete an intake appointment to get registered for our program.
Can I purchase diapers and have them delivered?
If you’re shopping on Amazon, use our wishlist and have your diapers sent straight to The Pregnancy Centre.
If you’re shopping online elswhere, enter the Centre’s address for delivery: 40 Francis St. S, Kichener, ON, N2G 2A2.
Please note we are open Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. when purchasing diapers for delivery.
Alternatively, you can request that we pick up your diapers on one of our diaper donation pick up days.
Why does the Centre provide diapers?
At The Pregnancy Centre, we believe in creating a community where it becomes possible for a person to continue with a pregnancy and not just survive, but thrive. Parenting is hard enough. Parents shouldn’t have to worry that their babies will go without the most basic of needs.
Diapers are a crucial resource for families with babies and young children. Distributing diapers to low-resourced families helps reduce economic burden, reduces stress, and promotes infant and child well-being. The immediate needs of low-resourced families are being met through this program, while connecting these same families with other beneficial programs offered through the Centre.
Can I donate cloth diapers?
We appreciate the desire to donate reusable cloth diapers. However, some people do not have reliable laundry services or capacity to launder reusable diapers. We are encouraging donations of disposable diapers.
Donate to End Diaper Need
Donate to End Diaper Need
Diaper need has increased 80% in Waterloo Region. The cost of housing, inflation and other crises make it difficult for families to provide essential resources like food, rent, and diapers. Your donation helps ensure everyone has enough and that no one is left behind in 2024.
400+ families receive diapers at The Pregnancy Centre each month.
When practical needs are met, hope-filled futures can begin.
Your donation provides:
- Diapers
- Wipes
- Formula
- Bus Tickets
Ways to Donate
Ways to Donate
Online
Donate using a secure form.
Cheque
Address cheques to The Pregnancy Centre, 40 Francis Street South, Kitchener, ON N2G 2A2.
E-Transfer
Send e-transfers to
[email protected]. In the message box, include your name and email address to receive a tax receipt.
Phone
Call our office to make a one-time or reccurring credit card donation or electronic funds transfer (EFT). 519.886.4001
Donate to Diaper Our City
Complete this form to donate online, or you can make an offline donation.
Donate to Diaper Our City
Complete this form to donate online, or you can make an offline donation.
When practical needs are met, hope-filled futures can begin.
Thank You
Thank You
Diapers are a crucial resource for families with babies and young children. For those experiencing food insecurity or poverty, sometimes the choice is diapers or food.
Distributing diapers to low-resourced families helps reduce economic burden, reduces stress, and promotes infant and child well-being.
Because you give, the immediate needs of low-resourced families are met through supportive, respectful, and compassionate care. Thank you for donating.
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