Am I eligible to receive free diapers from Baby Basics?

Baby Basics, Inc. currently only serves eligible families in South Boston and Needham, MA. If you reside in either of those towns and meet the following criteria, you are eligible to apply:

• At least one parent/guardian must be working.
• Child must be under the age of three.
• The family cannot be receiving any federal or state cash assistance and must meet the financial guidelines for WIC.
• On the child's third birthday he/she will no longer be eligible for the Baby Basics, Inc. program.
• Each family is asked to sign a product liability waiver and also agrees to allow Baby Basics, Inc. to use the child's picture for fundraising purposes. (Baby Basics, Inc. does not use the child's name for such purposes.)
• The parents/guardians agree to inform Baby Basics, Inc. at (617) 305-6899 if they are unable to attend the distributions. Failure to notify Baby Basics, Inc. two distributions in a row will result in the removal of the family from the program.

Families with babies and toddlers under the age of 3 years old interested in becoming a part of the Baby Basics, Inc. program must first be screened by one of our professional referral agencies in South Boston or Needham. These agencies are WIC (Woman Infant Children Program) and the social workers in the Pediatric and Women's Departments at the South Boston Community Health Center. The information for the screening agencies for Needham will be posted shortly.

South Boston WIC Program
386 West Broadway
South Boston, MA 02127
(617)464-5850

South Boston Community Health Center
409 West Broadway
South Boston, MA 02127
(617) 269-7500

What if I live outside of those areas?

There are 13 Baby Basics sister programs around the country. They are located in:

• Apex, NC
• Collier County, FL - http://www.babybasicscollier.org
• Hagerstown, MD
• Hyde Park, MA
• Menlo Park, CA - http://www.babybasicsca.org
• Milwaukee, WI
• New York, NY - http://www.babybasicsnyc.org
• Ridgewood, NJ - http://www.cafsnj.org/services/family/baby_basics.html
• Sarasota, FL
• Troy, MI
• Wilmington, VT
• Winter Park, FL

For more information on these other locations, please visit http://www.babybasicsnational.org or  contact: babybasicsndc@hotmail.com. The Executive Director of the national program is Jean Ann Lynch.

If you live outside of these areas, there are also some diaper banks that may be in your area - http://thediaperbank.org/index.php/site/page/other_diaper_banks/

Local food banks also occasionally have diapers. Your local WIC (Women, Infant & Children) office is a great resource and may be able to offer more suggestions in your area.

How do I start a Baby Basics?

The vision of Baby Basics founder is to have a program in every city where it's needed.  To find out more about starting a Baby Basics program, please visit http://www.babybasicsnational.org or contact: babybasicsndc@hotmail.com.