Caregivers in poverty are faced with many difficult decisions to provide for their family – pay the electric bill or rent or medical bills or buy food. How to pay for diapers is yet another difficult choice. Diaper need is a serious issue experienced by approximately 1 in 2 parents.
For Illinois to be one of the best states to raise a family, we must enact policies providing access to clean diapers, a basic need for children and families. The Ahlquist Center at Brightpoint is collaborating on legislation to create a monthly allowance for families of certain incomes to purchase diapers. The diaper allowance, similar to legislation enacted in California and Washington, would provide resources directly to families who need it the most and impact over 100,000 children and their families.
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