Central Coast nonprofit LEAP (Learn, Engage, Advocate, Partner) collaborated with local businesses and residents in the Goleta, Santa Barbara, and Lompoc areas to raise an astounding 11,331 diapers during its annual Diaper Drive.
“We were blown away by the community’s response to the diaper drives,” said Darcy Brakeman, development assistant at LEAP (formerly Isla Vista Youth Projects). “We set an ambitious goal of raising 10,000 diapers during National Diaper Need Awareness Week and surpassed that by over 1,000 diapers.”
The Diaper Drive coincides with National Diaper Need Awareness Week, which occurs September 23-29 and calls attention to the persistent need for diapers in local communities. As Santa Barbara County’s only registered Diaper Bank, LEAP distributes more than 6,000 diapers monthly to families in need. Additionally, LEAP’s website states that disposable diapers are sometimes priced at $100 per child monthly, emphasizing the role of donations to support families with young children…