When Baby2Baby (baby2baby.org) was founded 12 years ago, the organization learned that one in three families in the U.S. couldn’t afford diapers. But new data from this year suggests that statistic has risen to 47%. All of this fuels the fire behind the nonprofit’s mission: to provide children living in poverty across the country with diapers, clothing and the necessities every child deserves. Here are the impressive stats on how this L.A.-based organization changes lives.
Baby2Baby co-CEOs Kelly Sawyer Patricof (left) and Norah Weinstein PHOTO COURTESY OF BABY2BABY
The $70 million national nonprofit organization was created to provide impoverished children with all the necessities that every child deserves.
The nonprofit now serves more than one million children annually.
Baby2Baby has distributed more than 350 million items to children in underserved school districts, hospitals, homeless and domestic violence shelters and foster care.
Baby2Baby works in 260 cities across the United States.
The Baby2Baby Disaster Relief & Emergency Response program has distributed more than 50 million emergency supplies to children impacted by disasters and crises—most recently responding to the deadly wildfires on Maui.
Last year alone, Baby2Baby secured $50 million worth of in-kind donated goods for its Disaster Relief & Emergency Response program.
In response to a 500% increase in diaper requests since the onset of the pandemic, Baby2Baby built its own diaper manufacturing system, allowing it to manufacture diapers for 80% less than the retail price, stretch donor funding further, and distribute up to five times more diapers.
A 2023 pilot program by the Biden administration partnered Baby2Baby with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, delivering 3,000 Newborn and Maternal Supply Kits across Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico.
On Saturday, November 11, Baby2Baby will host its annual L.A. gala, which raises 60% of the organization’s operating budget annually. The 2022 gala raised a record-breaking $12 million.
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