By HANNAH DENHAM | The Washington Post | Published: March 1, 2021
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I was working with families who had been chronically homeless through my job as a social worker at the Yale Child Study Center.
The genesis for my career change and this book came when I saw an intellectually disabled mother of two reusing a disposable diaper that had been left out to dry. I explained to her that using a fresh diaper every time was essential for her baby’s health. She told me that she could not afford diapers or toilet paper. The family was sharing a cloth towel to clean up after using the toilet.
I made an assumption never a good idea. I assumed she did not understand the sources of help out there for her. I thought, surely, she could use her food stamps to buy these products or that she could get them from WIC. Wrong and wrong. If you want diapers in the United States, you’d best have cash or even better, a credit card so that you can shop online and get the best deals. People without transportation or sufficient cash tend to buy diapers in small quantities a
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