National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN)

NETWORK ASSISTANCE - NDBN MENTORS INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES STARTING SUSTAINABLE NONPROFIT PROGRAMS THAT DISTRIBUTE DIAPERS, PERIOD SUPPLIES, AND/OR OTHER MATERIAL BASIC NECESSITIES TO INDIVIDUALS, CHILDREN, AND FAMILIES. NDBN ALSO HELPS EXISTING DIAPER BANKS AND PERIOD SUPPLY PROGRAMS DO MORE WITH AVAILABLE RESOURCES. NDBN CONFERS MEMBERSHIP TO PROGRAMS THAT MEET OPERATIONAL STANDARDS OF SUCCESS. NDBN ALSO PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TAILORED TO THE NEEDS OF MEMBER PROGRAMS. NDBN OFFERS FREE AND FEE-BASED OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT SERVICES (E.G. BULK BUYING PROGRAMS) TO ITS MEMBERS (Continued on Schedule O).

AWARENESS - NDBN BRINGS NATIONAL ATTENTION TO THE ISSUE OF DIAPER NEED AND PERIOD POVERTY BY FOCUING ON THE IMPACT THAT A LACK OF MATERIAL BASIC NEEDS HAS ON CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING IN AMERICA. AWARENESS IS EXPANDED THROUGH THE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL AS LOCAL AND NATIONAL LEADERS VIA MEDIA AND PROPRIETARY INITIATIVES. AS THE RECOGNIZED CENTER OF AUTHORITY ON DIAPER NEED IN AMERICA, NDBN COLLECTS, ANALYZES, AND REPORTS RELEVANT DATA TO ADVANCE POLICY/ADVOCACY EFFORTS RELATED TO DIAPER NEED, CHILD POVERTY, AND THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (Continued on Schedule O).

Alliance for period supplies - an ndbn program - has distributed more than 45 million period products (pads and liners) donated by founding sposor u by kotex to more than 140 allied programs in the u.s. programs also receive expert technical assistance as described above. Alliance for period supplies hosts the National summit on period poverty leadsership as part of the u.s. conference on poverty and basic needs, which fosters collaboration and support among people and organizations working to address period poverty, period stigma, and menstrual equity in the united states.