Tens of thousands of diapers and essential baby items collected by Delco State elected officials to help local parenting families during the holidays

DELAWARE COUNTY, PA – December 2024 – For the fourth consecutive year, several state-elected officials representing Delaware County teamed up with local YMCA branches to collect tens of thousands of diapers, baby wipes, and other essential baby items to help parenting families during the holidays. This year’s effort saw diapers, baby wipes, and formula delivered directly to the Maternity Care Coalition (MCC), in addition to benefiting Delaware County Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) offices.
Senator Tim Kearney, who started the diaper drive initiative four years ago, was joined by Senators Amanda Cappelletti and John Kane, state Representatives Lisa Borowski, Heather Boyd, Gina H. Curry, David Delloso, and staff members from the offices of Representatives Leanne Krueger, Jennifer O’Mara, Carol Kazeem, Regina Young, and Greg Vitali. Local partners this year included Mike Ranck, President and CEO of Community YMCA of Eastern Delaware County, Katie Kenyon, Vice President for Programs for The Foundation for Delaware County, and additional collection efforts by the Rocky Run and Haverford YMCAs.
“Every year, I’m humbled by the incredible generosity of our community,” said Senator Kearney. “This being the fourth year of our diaper drive, I’m amazed at how our efforts continue to grow. Tens of thousands of diapers and hundreds of baby wipes and formula were donated this year. I’m so grateful to everyone, especially my Delco state elected colleagues, our local YMCAs, and community members who helped make an even bigger impact for parenting families who need a little extra support.”
“The partnership between the elected officials and local YMCAs is what makes this effort so impactful,” said Katie Kenyon, Vice President for Programs for The Foundation for Delaware County. “Diapers are an essential need for families with young children, but they aren’t covered by benefits programs. Collecting these items, especially around the holidays, eases the financial burden families may be experiencing and helps ensure their babies have what they need to thrive.”
Donations included various brands and sizes of diapers, along with hundreds of baby wipes and cans/bottles of formula.
On December 19, items were directly delivered to the Eddystone and Upper Darby WIC offices as well as MCC. Additional drop-offs were made by representatives from The Foundation for Delaware County, which will distribute them to families through its public health programs such as Healthy Start, Nurse-Family Partnership, MCC, and WIC.