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by | Sep 11, 2018 | Community Partners

Gold Coast Doulas is holding their third annual diaper drive benefitting Nestlings Diaper Bank and First Steps of Kent County. Their goal is to collect 30,000 diapers to support families in need in Kent and Ottawa and Allegan counties.

Diaper donations collections will take place from September 1st to October 1st at Love Inc. in Hudsonville. The diaper drive coincides with National Diaper Awareness Needs week, Sept. 24– Sept. 30, Diaper Need Awareness Week is an initiative of the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN), created make a difference in the lives of the nearly 5.2 million babies in the U.S. aged three or younger who live in poor or low-income families. www.nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org. Diapers are a basic health necessity for babies and are not provided by government assistance programs, but are one of the top unmet needs to low-income families.

Diaper sizes 4, 5 and 6 are the most needed sizes. Nestlings also accept baby wipes, used and new cloth diapers and open packages of diapers in addition to new boxes and bags of disposable diapers.

 

Nestlings have distributed over 1/2 million diapers and helped over 15,000 families since 2011. Nestlings also works with 30 partner agencies to distribute the diapers to the families in need. Love In the Name of Christ is one of those agencies.

 

To make a donation of diapers at Love In the Name of Christ, please bring the diapers to either Love’s Treasures or The Outback Resale Shoppe. Donation boxes are in the entry of both stores.

 

Thank you for supporting Nestlings as they assist Love In the Name of Christ supply diapers to members of our community.

It’s quite incredible that all of this happens almost every day, and every week, by diligent volunteers who embody our diligence core value.

Not only is there a large variety of “things to do,” but also a deep investment by those who say yes to volunteering. Most volunteers serve weekly, some even daily, spending hundreds of hours donating the gift many of us hold most tightly – the gift of time.

In 2023 alone, 420 volunteers invested 49,120 hours – a value of $1.5 million! 

Our core mission is to love, serve and connect with dignity as we follow Jesus Christ closely, watching how he transforms lives – and we often highlight the transformation happening through our Life Skills Program.

What we often forget to highlight is that God is also transforming lives through volunteerism, giving community members purpose, friendship, creativity, and belonging. Here at Love, we believe everyone has something to offer.

If you are a volunteer, at Love Your Neighbor or elsewhere, thank you for this priceless gift!

Check out this volunteer video to learn more about volunteering at Love Your Neighbor.