Branford Stop & Shop Donates 20,000 Diapers To The Diaper Bank Of CT

BRANFORD, CT — In a special event in support of National Diaper Need Awareness Week at the Branford Stop & Shop Tuesday, the supermarket donated 20,000 diapers to The Diaper Bank of Connecticut. On hand were Stop & Shop and diaper bank officials. A truck was loaded with the 20,000 diapers before delivering them to DBCT’s warehouse in North Haven.

The event at the 22 Leetes Island Road store was also part of a diaper drive occurring in six area Stop & Shop stores, including Branford, from Sept. 24 to Oct. 16.

In addition to diapers, Stop & Shop will also donate $5,000 to DBCT. The additional donation will support the nonprofit’s mission to provide free infant and toddler diapers, period products, and youth and adult incontinence supplies to low-income families across Connecticut.

Stop & Shop’s donation will help families in need across Connecticut. DBCT is the largest diaper bank in Connecticut, having donated more than 31.2 million free diapers to low-income families through its extensive 100+ agency network since its founding in 2004.

The initiative is part of Stop & Shop’s larger 100,000 diaper donation for National Diaper Need Awareness Week (September 24 - October 2), which draws attention to the critical issue in the U.S. where 1 in 3 families struggle to afford diapers. Five recipient diaper banks across Stop & Shop’s operating area will each receive 20,000 Nature’s Promise® diapers ranging in sizes from 1 through 6 to help families in need.