🚨 Crisis on the Homefront: Frederick Families Need Immediate Diaper & Hygiene Support

Our community’s social safety net is under unprecedented strain due to the current government shutdown and the lapse of federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. As you may know, SNAP does not cover essential non-food items like diapers. For the families who rely on SNAP to feed their children, the lapse in their food benefits forces them to make an impossible choice: Do they buy a meal, or do they buy diapers? This impossible decision is creating a public health crisis for infants and toddlers whose parents cannot afford regular changes.

How You Can Provide IMMEDIATE, CRITICAL Relief

1. Drop off Donations: Basal Therapies & Preschool (Address: 8411 Broadband Drive Suite D, Frederick, MD 2170) serves as our first community drop-off site (please review the donation list). 
2. Financial Donations: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/donation-form/donate-to-support-babies-in-need-of-diapers 
3. Volunteer (sign up here: https://forms.gle/rZdPTaqAzK56bEnF8) 
   1. Blessing Baskets Diaper Drive & Pack-a-Thon 
      1. Saturday, November 15, 2025 from 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM at the C. Burr Artz Public Library — Programming Room
      2. We’ll be receiving donated diapers and hygiene essentials and assembling diaper bundles and FLOwer Kits (feminine hygiene kits). These items will support families served at our partner sites and support families during the Annual Harvest of Hope Festival.
   2. Annual Harvest of Hope Festival
      1. Wednesday, November 19, 2025 from 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM at the Harry Grove Stadium Parking Lot – 21 Stadium Drive
      2. Blessed Provisions will host a resource table and distribute hygiene essentials and information to families in need.

Your gift of time, supplies, or financial support strengthens our mission and extends dignity to families navigating hardship. More information about ways to support can be found on our website: https://blessed-provisions.org/ 

Thank you for continuing to show up for families in Frederick County. Together, we are blessing children, supporting parents, and uplifting our neighbors during a time when it’s needed most.