Mission
GREATER DC DIAPER BANK (GDCDB) STRENGTHENS FAMILIES AND ENGAGES COMMUNITIES BY PROVIDING DIAPERS AND OTHER ESSENTIALS TO VULNERABLE FAMILIES IN DC, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA. AS THE ONLY DIAPER BANK IN THE REGION, GDCDB AIMS TO BE A STEWARD OF ESSENTIAL RESOURCES AND PROVIDE AS MUCH VALUE THROUGH THEIR DISTRIBUTION AS POSSIBLE. WE KNOW THAT DIAPERS ARE ONLY THE BEGINNING OF WHAT OUR STRUGGLING FAMILIES NEED THEY NEED COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL SERVICES THAT ADDRESS A RANGE OF ISSUES FROM FOOD AND MEDICAL CARE TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND HOUSING. TO INCREASE ACCESS TO POVERTY INTERVENTIONS, WE DISTRIBUTE OUR PRODUCTS THROUGH ONE-STOP SHOP SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES. MOST PARTNERS USE GDCDB DIAPERS AS A "GATEWAY RESOURCE" TO INCENTIVIZE PARTICIPATION IN LONG-TERM ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAMS LIKE PARENTING CLASSES OR MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUPS.