Nebraska Diaper Bank urges community to help meet growing demand

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – The Nebraska Diaper Bank is asking for the community’s help to meet a rising need for larger-sized diapers for babies and toddlers.

Each month, the nonprofit distributes more than 300,000 diapers to support 5,000 children across the state.

To maintain a three- to four-month supply, the organization purchases about 270,000 diapers monthly. However, stockpiles of certain sizes are running low—some with just a month’s supply remaining.

Sizes 5 and 6 are the most requested by the diaper bank’s partner agencies and also the hardest to keep in stock. Unlike smaller sizes, babies and toddlers typically wear these sizes longer, keeping demand consistently high.

Diapers aren’t covered by government assistance programs like SNAP or WIC, and 1 in 3 Nebraska families struggles to afford enough clean diapers. A lack of proper-sized diapers can lead to hygiene issues, health problems, and missed childcare—creating a cycle of instability for entire families.

“That’s why it’s so important for us to continue to sustain the families that we currently are distributing to, as well as continue to increase those distribution areas,” said Michaela Schuele with the Nebraska Diaper Bank.

To grow its reach, the diaper bank is asking for more diaper and monetary donations. In Lincoln, clean diapers can be dropped off at Once Upon a Child near 48th and Van Dorn Streets.

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