About the Diaper Bank
Our Mission
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Diapers for children and adults
through community partners.
Our Vision
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A community that believes
every child and adult has the
right to a clean, dry diaper.
Our Values
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All decisions made by the Board of Directors will aim to
provide for the best end result for the highest number
of our partners, the clients they serve, the issues they address,
and the future of our community. All parties to any decision
will be treated with respect, dignity, compassion, grace,
integrity, honesty and humanity. Our message will always
be conveyed in a positive way.
Diaper Bank Working Credo
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When making decisions at the Diaper Bank we
will be accountable for and conscious of the following:
- The best decision will be the decision that provides the best end result for the highest number of our partners, the clients they serve, the issues they address, and the future of our community.
- The core reason the Diaper Bank exists is to lessen the current effects of poverty and crisis, while working simultaneously to eliminate the root causes of poverty and crisis in the future. Today’s decisions will therefore be made in the context of both today and tomorrow, asking the question, “How will this decision affect the future of our organization AND the future of our community?”
- All parties to any decision will be treated with respect, dignity, compassion, grace, integrity, honesty and humanity.
- Our message must be positive, that we can make change. With a passionate optimistic message, we can change minds and move mountains.
- We can accomplish significant change if the whole community works together, focusing ALL the community’s varied resources towards improving our community’s quality of life. All the community must share ownership of our problems and our solutions.
Diaper Bank Strategic Plan
The Diaper Bank has seen an increase in need for our services as the economy has struggled. We are meeting this increased need with a new strategic plan including lofty goals. Today we distribute 600,000 diapers annually. In the next 5-10 years we plan to increase our distribution to 1.5 million. We know this will take an incredible amount of support from the southern Arizona community, but in the end the Diaper Bank of Southern Arizona will be distributing as many diapers as are currently being requested. Together we can meet the new face of poverty with a package of diapers.
We know that people and families who need diapers probably need other social services as well. For these reasons, we provide diapers to existing agencies that work with people in need. Our partners include: crisis nurseries, domestic violence shelters, senior centers, and congregations for a variety of religious affiliations.
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