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Overcoming diaper despair
Diapers are a basic and essential need. Just as a baby needs shelter and clothing, they need diapers to stay healthy and happy. Diaper need is the struggle to provide enough clean diapers to ensure that a little one can be changed as often as needed.
A s a single mother who works full-time to make ends meet, she has long struggled to find enough money to cover all of her family’s expenses. Then, it became clear her second child’s health needs would lead to mounting diaper expenses. Her child wouldn’t be able to use the bathroom independently for some time due to developmental delays. How would she afford the diapers her child needed to stay clean and healthy – and what would her family go without so she could buy them? She fell into despair.
treatments. In fact, one in three Nebraska families struggle to afford diapers.
Fortunately, as a program participant at the Learning Community Center of South Omaha (LCCSO), she learned help is available. LCCSO partners with Nebraska Diaper Bank to fill the gap for families who are stretched thin. Through the partnership, this mom was able to get all the diapers that her child needs, up through the process of potty training. It’s made all the difference for a stressed mom and her family. Thanks to Nebraska Diaper Bank, she said she didn’t have to choose between feeding herself and providing her child with the diapers needed to live a happy, normal life.
Celebrating OneWorld values Members of the Human Relations Team gather after last winter's OneWorld Values Award Ceremony. The event honored team members from across the organization who exemplify OneWorld's core values.
She’s not the only parent who has faced hard choices between basic needs like diapers, food and medical
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EXCHANGE | ISSUE 1 2026
ISSUE 1 2026 | EXCHANGE
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