Helping Keep Babies Dry: Shoreline Law Enforcement Diaper Drive Starts

EAST HAVEN, CT — Bare Necessities kicks off its annual Shoreline Law Enforcement Diaper & Wipe Drive Wednesday, Feb 1 through Feb. 15.

The annual diaper drive would not be as successful as it has been in recent years without the help of local police departments. Every station from the East Haven Police Department to state police Troop F in Westbrook will be diaper central for the next two weeks.

It’s not called the Shoreline Law Enforcement Diaper & Wipe Drive for nothing.

Bare Necessities described the effort as its biggest and most successful drive because of law enforcement and the generosity of shoreline residents to make a difference and help to eliminate diaper need in Shoreline communities.

The East Haven Police Department, Connecticut State Police Troop F, Clinton Police Department, Madison Police Department, Guilford Police Department, Branford Police Department, and North Branford Police Department are all part of the effort and are collecting diapers and wipes for the drive.

For cash donations to Bare Necessities via Paypal, click here. Bare Necessities also has an Amazon Wish List for folks to buy directly. Make sure to note which police department you are donating on behalf of during the drive.

About Bare Necessities

Bare Necessities partners with social service agencies and food pantries along the shoreline where it's able to supply diapers and wipes to families in need. It is the only recognized diaper bank on the Connecticut shoreline. The non-profit gets its support from its many volunteers, the annual drive, private donations and through grants from partners, including the Community Foundation of Middlesex County, the Guilford Foundation, the Westbrook Foundation Essex Savings Bank, and Guilford Savings Bank.

Bare Necessities, with an office in Clinton, operates out of its Orchard Park Road warehouse in Madison.

It began its work in 2015 then serving just five families. Now, it serves hundreds.