This year has been one of tremendous generosity and community spirit for Bottoms Up Diaper Bank. Through multiple diaper donation drives shared across our social media platforms, we witnessed neighbors, churches, organizations, and families unite around a single mission: ensuring every baby in our community has access to clean diapers. Each drive brought new faces, returning supporters, and countless acts of kindness, turning online engagement into real-world impact. And now, as we prepare for our 10-year celebration, these drives serve as powerful reminders of how far we’ve come and how deeply our mission resonates. What began as a simple effort to meet diaper need has grown into a decade of service, partnership, and life-changing support; and we are just getting started.

As we approach another milestone in our mission, we find ourselves pausing, not from exhaustion, but from gratitude. When Bottoms Up Diaper Bank first began, we had a simple belief: no child should go without the basics that ensure comfort, dignity, and health. That belief has grown into something bigger than we ever imagined, and we are humbled by the countless hands, hearts, and partnerships that make this work possible.

This year has been one filled with movement, literal and figurative. We’ve moved diapers, moved mountains, and moved hearts. Through our diaper drives shared on social media and promoted by our supporters, we’ve seen firsthand what community looks like in action. Every like, share, tag, and comment wasn’t just digital engagement; it was a ripple effect that transformed into thousands of diapers placed into the hands of families who need them most.

Our drives brought in donations from neighbors who couponed for us, parents who shared our posts, and strangers who became friends through service. These moments, captured across social media and more, are reminders that we are not alone in this mission. The diaper bank is powered not by one voice, but by a chorus of compassion.

Our Partners: The Pillars of Our Work

We are especially grateful for the distribution partners who open their doors, their parking lots, their time, and their love to ensure families have access to what they need. Each of these sites does more than just serve; they welcome, encourage, and uplift.

Thank you to:

•  Woman to Woman
•  New Life Baptist Church
•  Forest Lake United Methodist Church
•  Friendship Baptist Church
•  Piney Grove Baptist Church

These churches and organizations are more than locations; they are community anchors, connecting us to mothers, fathers, grandparents, guardians, and babies who rely on this support to get through another week.

Diaper Donation Drives

Our diaper donation drives continue to be one of the most impactful expressions of our mission. Each donation, whether a single pack or an entire trunk full, helps us place essential supplies directly into the hands of families who need them most. What makes the drive special is not just the diapers collected, but the spirit behind each contribution. Parents, volunteers, churches, and supporters join together with a shared understanding: no family should have to choose between keeping their child clean and covering other basic needs. Every diaper donated is a tangible act of care, and every drive strengthens the safety net our community depends on.

Thank you for hosting donation drives:

• Michiah Gill
• Mighty Alpha Zeta Chapter Fall 04 line of DST, 26 GOE
• Sipsey Valley Middle School’s National Honor Society
• Friendship Baptist Church
• Forest Lake United Methodist Church’s Modern Worship
• Christy & New Life Church, McCalla
• Soroptimist International of Tuscaloosa
• Ms. Lori & TCAT Cares
• Ladies of DAR
• TWF-Women’s Ministry at Piney Grove Baptist Church
• New Vision Church & Outreach Ministries
• Regency Retirement Village of Tuscaloosa
• Church of the Highlands
• UA Greek organizations: Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Chi Omega, Alpha Chi Omega
• Realtor Kimberly Harris
• Blankets for Babies by Leanita Hunt
• Imani Muse, Former Miss Tuscaloosa
• Greene County Alumni Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
• Beaulah Baptist Church
• UA Black Student Union
• Big Sandy Methodist Church
• United Purposes

We are thankful for those within these organizations who led the donation drives and shared our mission, helping to increase our reach and impact.

Looking Forward: More Than Diapers

Each diaper we distribute represents a story of resilience, of hope, of survival, of joy. As we reflect on this year, we are reminded that diaper need is a hidden struggle. But thanks to you, our donors, volunteers, partners, and supporters, it’s a struggle families no longer face alone.

We enter the next season with renewed energy and a bold mission: to continue meeting diaper need, expanding access, and building a network of support that reaches even further.

As we approach our 10-year celebration, now is the perfect time to get involved. Help us build momentum for another decade of service by donating diapers, sharing our mission, or hosting your own diaper drive. Your support today ensures that we can continue changing lives tomorrow. Stand with us, and let’s keep making history: one diaper at a time.

Thank you for being part of this journey. Thank you for believing that something as small as a diaper can make a big difference. And thank you for helping us change lives: one contribution at a time.