Parents of newborns need several things — sleep, for one, but also food for the baby and, of course, diapers. In case you haven’t checked recently, diapers can be a big expense.
A new 12-month pilot project in Northwest Arkansas is designed to help families with diapers while encouraging attendance for well-child visits. The initiative is funded through a grant from the National Diaper Bank Network and is a local partnership between Family Network and Community Clinic.
Community Clinic clients will be offered diapers during newborn, one-month, and two-month well-child visits. Audrey Zavaleta, executive director of Family Network, says the partnership just makes sense since the organizations had partnered in other ways before…