Yale Child Study Center Diaper Drive

Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) is hosting a diaper drive to benefit The Diaper Bank of Connecticut, leading up to a day of service at the diaper bank warehouse in late May.

Diapers and period products will be collected from May 8–29, 2026. Donations can be dropped off during business hours on Monday through Friday, at the YCSC business office on the ground floor of NIHB (230 South Frontage Road) or the break room at 350 George Street.

The diaper bank works to bring basic health needs—including 75,000 diapers each week—to low-income individuals who live in Connecticut and are struggling to make ends meet. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, one in three Connecticut families couldn’t afford enough diapers for their infants and toddlers, and the need has skyrocketed over the past year.

Without an adequate supply of clean diapers, babies are more likely to suffer from diaper rash, urinary tract infections, and other medical problems. Diaper need also forces parents and caregivers to miss school and work, making it harder to break the cycle of poverty. No one should have to worry about affording these basic needs.

Since its founding in 2004, The Diaper Bank of Connecticut has become a model for diaper banks nationwide. They now distribute period supplies and incontinence products to those in need, but their signature program continues to focus on the distribution of infant and toddler diapers to low-income families in Connecticut. They distribute diapers through strategic partnerships with more than 60 community-based agencies throughout the state, including YCSC. The Diaper Bank provides diapers to agencies and programs who then distribute them to clients.