The National Diaper Bank Network

The importance of addressing diaper need is underscored by the dramatic presence of poverty in America and its effect on children’s physical and emotional health. The following research sources provide contextual information on poverty, children’s health, and issues relating to diaper need.

The Children’s Defense Fund
Poverty Research Data and Publications

http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/child-poverty.html

For 35 years, this non-profit advocacy organization has worked to promote policies that protect children from poverty and abuse and ensure access to healthcare and education. As an affiliate of the U.S. Bureau of the Census, CDF analyzes and shares Census data in various formats. This database contains 141 publications on child poverty research.

National Center for Children in Poverty
Publications

http://www.nccp.org/publications/index_date_2011.html

As a division of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, NCCP promotes the economic security, health and well-being of America’s low-income families and children through public policy research. NCCP has poverty-related publications on topics including children’s mental health, early care and learning, youth development and immigrant families.

U.S. Census Bureau
American Community Survey 2005-2009

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_program=ACS&_submenuId=&_lang=en&_ts=

This national survey—which aims to capture how communities are changing—provides research on poverty as related to demographics, family structure, ages of children and unemployment. Data can be sorted via region, state, city or county.

National Center for Children in Poverty
State Profiles

http://www.childrensdefense.org/child-research-data-publications/child-poverty.html

As a division of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, NCCP promotes the economic security, health and well-being of America’s low-income families and children through public policy research. They offer state specific research on early childhood and adolescent policy, family economic security, and families in poverty.