Support for Advocates
NDBN recently collaborated with the Diaper Bank of Connecticut and the University of Connecticut's Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis to complete an economic analysis of the impact of providing clean diapers to families. Not surprisingly for those of us who do this work, the value was far greater than th
e retail price of the diapers, but we were surprised by how much more! Some key findings:
- Incidences of diaper rash declined 33 percent (from 627 to 420) among children whose families received supplies of clean diapers, plus babies experienced 77 percent fewer days of diaper rash.
- Providing diapers to families eliminates $4.3 million in medical costs due to reductions in both incidences and days of diaper rash.
- One in three (33%) recipient households relies on child care an average of 4.5 days/week, and more than half (56%) of parents using child care to go to work have missed work because of an inadequate supply of diapers.
- Receiving diapers helps parents complete current educational programs.
- Personal income increases 11 times for every dollar invested in diaper assistance.
- For every $10,000 (in today’s money, delivered annually) of diaper assistance provided by The Diaper Bank, personal income taxes accruing to the State increases from $3,700 in 2016 to $9,900 in 2031.
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