By Pinal County Communications and Marketing
On average, a child uses six thousand disposable diapers before being potty trained, and given a supply of diapers can cost $100 a month, it’s no surprise many low-income families struggle to keep their child in clean and dry diapers.
It’s a burden that motivated Pinal County District 5 Supervisor Todd House upon taking office in 2013, and he vowed to do something to make a difference. Supervisor House began what has become an annual “Diaper Drive,” taking donations to purchase diapers, then distributing them through local human-aid agencies.
“This year we’re culminating with over 35,000 diapers, which means, in the seven years I’ve been doing it, it’s a little over 150,000 diapers that I’ve been able to give back into the community to help out,” House commented in his Apache Junction office, surrounded by boxes of diapers piled up to the ceiling.
