Chehalis Tribe to Benefit From $2 Million In State Funding as Part of Diaper Distribution Pilot Program
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Sep. 30—Washington state organizations will receive $2 million in funding to provide diapers to families in need, U.S. Senator Patty Murray announced Friday.
The funding is administered through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The state Office of Community Services at HHS announced the recipients of its Diaper Distribution Demonstration and Research Pilot grant funding, also known as the Diaper Distribution Pilot Program, this week.
Two of the seven pilot projects, detailed below, are in Washington state.
—The South Puget Intertribal Planning Agency (SPIPA) received $1.2 million for SPIPA's Diaper Distribution on Reservations program. This will serve the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, the Nisqually Tribe, the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, the Skokomish Tribe and the Squaxin Island Tribe.
—The Washington state Community Action Partnership, which received $800,000 in funding and will partner with several organizations to provide diapers and diapering supplies to families in need, including the Benton-Franklin Community Action Committee in Pasco, the Lower Columbia Community Action Program in Longview, the Multi-Service Center in Federal Way, the WestSide Baby Diaper Bank and the Neighborhood House in Seattle, and the Olympic Community Action Programs in Port Angeles.
The Diaper Distribution Pilot Program for Families in Need provides funding to states and community organizations to help provide diapers to families with low incomes, according to a news release from Murray's office.
"Every single day, I work hard to lift stress off parents' shoulders—because no parent should be worried about getting diapers for their child. But right now, as any parent will tell you, diapers can be a huge cost — and one in three families with a child who needs diapers struggles to afford them," said Murray, chair of the LHHS Appropriations Subcommittee, in a prepared statement.
"Moms, parents, and babies deserve better, that's why I fought for this critical program to support diaper banks and get diapers to families that need them," Murray continued. "I'm proud to see that two of the pilot programs will launch in Washington state, and will provide diapers to families from Pasco to Seattle, including to Tribal communities in the South Puget Sound. This is an important step forward, and I'll keep fighting to get Washington state families the support they need, on everything from diapers to child care."
