November 30, 2023 "When families don’t have access to diapers, it’s not a pretty picture. Alicia Heacock, co-director of Babies Need Bottoms, the only diaper bank serving Western North Carolina, said parents who can’t afford diapers may have to resort to unpleasant substitutes, including “trash bags, plastic bags, or paper towels in lieu of
Press Release: 9.14.2023 NATIONAL DIAPER NEED AWARENESS WEEK CALLS ATTENTION TO DIAPER INSECURITY IN WNC New data revealed that nearly 1 in 2 families struggle to afford enough diapers to keep babies clean, dry and healthy. Local diaper bank Babies Need Bottoms is working to make a difference for families across WNC by providing diaper
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Western North Carolina non-profit, Babies Need Bottoms, celebrates a milestone by giving back even more. The organization recently hit the 1 million diaper distribution mark and is celebrating by announcing a two-week diaper drive to help local families. Read More
Babies Need Bottoms Board Member Emily at a recent Bounty and Soul market where diapers were distributed to families in need. Babies Need Bottoms is proud to work with over 55 local community partners. In the coming months, we would like to highlight our partners, and how each organization is helping meet the
Happy 5th Birthday to Babies Need Bottoms Diaper Bank! Celebrate and Give WNC Babies and their Families a Gift! In spite of incredibly challenging years, this is a time of year when we look back with gratitude on five years of incredible impact on our Western North Carolina community. Babies Need Bottoms, WNC's only diaper bank, began
Diaper Need Awareness Week is September 24-30, 2018 and we hope you will help us spread the word about #DiaperNeed in WNC. More than 1 in 3 families struggles to afford diapers in our area. Diapers are a basic human need, despite being priced and taxed as a "luxury item". Did you
Diaper Need in Asheville & Across the US Diaper Need, also known as the Diaper Gap, is a real and serious problem across the United States and in the Greater Asheville area of North Carolina. Too many families in our area have difficulty affording diapers and other basic human
