09-20-2022 Proclamation - Diaper Need Awareness Week ~ September 24th – October 2ndl ftrea 5, Diaper Need, the condition of not having a sufficient supply of clean diapers to ensure that
infants and toddlers are clean, healthy and dry, can adversely affect the health and welfare of
infants, toddlers and their families; and
fJerea O, National surveys and research studies report that one in three mothers experiencing diaper need
at some time while their children are less than three years of age and forty-eight percent of
families delay changing a diaper to extend their supply; and
TjereaO, Infants and toddlers go through six to 12 diapers each day during the two to three years they
wear diapers; and
ftrea O, Purchasing enough diapers to keep a baby or toddler clean, dry, and healthy can consume 14
percent of a low -wage family's post -tax income, making it difficult to provide the necessary
supply; and
ftreaO, A daily or weekly supply of diapers is generally an eligibility requirement for babies and
toddlers to participate in child care programs and quality early -education programs that enable
children to thrive and parents to work; and
%erea,5, Many parents struggling with diaper need report missing an average of four days of work each
month due to an insufficient supply of diapers; and
fJerea<l5, Parents missing work due to diaper need hinders their ability to provide for their family
financially, creates workforce problems for small businesses, and hurts the local economy; and
Tjerea!5, Without enough diapers, babies and toddlers risk infections and health problems that may require
medical attention resulting in medical costs, and parents may be prevented from accessing child
care needed to go to work or school, thereby destabilizing the family's economic prospects and
well-being; and
berea O, the people of the City of Ocoee recognize that diaper need is a public health issue, and
addressing diaper need can lead to economic opportunity for the state's families and
communities and improved health for children thus ensuring all children and families have
access to the basic necessities required to thrive and reach their full potential; and
Tjerea5, the City of Ocoee is proud to be home to trusted community -based organizations, including
Central Florida Diaper Bank, that recognize the importance of diapers in ensuring health and
providing economic stability for families and thus distribute diapers to families through various
channels; and
Tberefore, it is my great pleasure and privilege as the Mayor of the City of Ocoee to hereby proclaim the
week of September 20 through October 2nd, 2022, as
in the City of Ocoee and encourage its citizens to donate generously in the month of September to diaper banks,
diaper drives and those organizations that distribute diapers to families in need to help alleviate diaper need in
Ocoee.
IN WITNESS WHE OF, I hereunto have
Set my hand and caused the Seal of the
City of Ocoee, Florida to be affixed this
20t' day of September, 2022.