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Goleta, Calif., October 3, 2025 – Santa Barbara, Goleta, Carpinteria and Lompoc communities raised 21,419 diapers for LEAP’s Diaper Bank. LEAP: Learn. Engage. Advocate. Partner. is a prominent child care agency that has been supporting families for nearly 55 years, and runs the county’s only registered diaper bank.
“LEAP has always believed that when we bring people together, we can solve big challenges. The diaper drives are proof—students, businesses, churches, and organizations all stepped up. Each diaper collected represents relief for a caregiver and comfort for a child, and we are grateful to everyone who made that possible,” said Lori Goodman, CEO of LEAP.
Diapers were collected through drives hosted by a wide range of partners, including Trinity Church of the Nazarene in Lompoc, Old Town Coffee, Cate School, City of Lompoc, Rise Up Fitness, Bank of America, Deckers Brands, UCSB Intercollegiate Athletics Department, and The Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)…