The Outreach Committee proposes that the Fifth Sunday Plate Offering for January 30th be given to the Waldo County Diaper Closet founded in 2017. According to the Maine Children’s Alliance most recent data, there are 1,767 children under the age of 5 living in Waldo County and 20% of our children ages 0-18 are living in poverty. Families trying to cover the costs of housing, heating, food, childcare, transportation and much more are often put in the position of purchasing diapers or paying bills. Typical infants require up to 12 diapers per day and a toddler about 8. Disposable diapers can cost more than $80 per month per baby and without transportation to a big box store to buy diapers, the cost increases. There are currently no federal or state programs that provide money specifically for diapers.

Please make checks payable to St Margaret’s and marked for the 5th Sunday Offering Waldo County Diaper Closet. Thank you.