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diaper drives

the potential to help hundreds of babies

Coordinating a diaper drive is easy and a great way to help fight diaper need in your community. Diaper drives bring in the big three items we need — baby wipes, creams and... diapers!

The Indiana Diaper Bank aims to collect and distribute 170,000 diapers every month. That's a lot of diapers and we need your help! Hosting a diaper drive is an effective and easy way to help us gather the supplies we need to help Indiana families struggling with diaper need.

who can host a diaper drive?

Diaper drives can be organized by individuals, families, small groups, or large groups. No matter the size, a diaper drive has the potential to help hundreds of babies and families. You’ll be surprised how quickly the diapers add up! Common places where individuals hold diaper drives are:

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  • Weddings, birthday parties, baby showers – in lieu of gifts, you can request diaper donations

  • Cocktail party, dinner party, movie night, game night – ask folks to bring a pack of diapers as their admission fee

  • Your workplace – encourage fellow workers to drop off outgrown and unused or new diapers

  • Your favorite retail shop or restaurant – most shops are willing to partner with causes that help the community

  • Kids re-sale event – encourage  parents to bring outgrown diapers

  • Place of worship – great youth group or outreach project

  • School or childcare facility – encourage parents to drop off outgrown diapers

  • Neighborhood event – neighbors love helping others in their community

what to collect

Indiana Diaper Bank accepts:

  • New and open packages of disposable diapers

  • Clean cloth diapers

  • Wipes

  • Creams

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We accept diapers sizes preemie to 7 and pullups 2T to 5T (no adult diapers).  We’re especially in need of sizes 5 and 6 right now.

how to host a diaper drive

There’s no wrong way to host a drive – select a time and a place, promote it (we’ll help!), and we’ll see you when your drive is over with your haul! If you’d like a little more guidance than that, here is an outline of typical planning steps:

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Call Indiana Diaper Bank (317-855-0533) to let us know you want to hold a diaper drive​

  • Find out about specific sizes most needed

  • We may be able to provide a bin for you (otherwise any large box or bin works great!)

  • We can set up an Amazon wish list for you if you'd like

  • We may be able to add your drive to our events calendar or post about it on or social media

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  • Plan ahead when the drive will start and how long it will last. A drive can be for one day or last up to a month.

  • Consider using a fun theme or timing your drive with a particular event​

Choose a date and time​

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  • Find a convenient place for people to drop off diapers. Partner with neighborhood locations if desired (see sample list of drive locations below)

  • Label collection bins colorfully and clearly with a diaper drop off sign (see sign template in our Diaper Drive Toolkit)

  • Set goals for how many diapers you want to collect

Determine where people will drop off diapers

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  • Post flyers

  • Send emails (see sample in our Diaper Drive Toolkit)

  • Share on social media

  • Include links to the online Amazon wish list info (if set up)

  • Ask others to help promote the drive

  • Consider a friendly competition between departments or groups

  • Send reminders at the beginning, middle, and end of the drive

Invite friends, family, colleagues and the online community to donate diapers

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  • Tally the number of diapers collected

  • Call us at 317-855-0533 or email Indiana Diaper Bank at info@indianadiaperbank.org to arrange for pick up or drop off of collected diapers post-drive diaper collection with IDB

Let the diapers roll in!

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  • Publicize the results of your successful drive

  • Email us a recap that we can post to social media to inspire others

Recap and inspire others

diaper drive toolkit

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To help you plan a successful drive, download our Diaper Drive Toolkit below. It contains the steps outlined above, facts about diaper need that you can share, a sample email, sign templates for your collection bin, sharable graphics, and social media tips.

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Your support will help us provide diapers to families in need. Together we can do this!

contact us

Call us at 317-855-0533 or email us at info@indianadiaperbank.org with any questions. You can also let us know about a diaper drive you’re holding and we may be able to add it to our events calendar or post about it on our social media.

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