Arizona girl started collecting diapers after seeing a Phoenix food bank run out; in 2026 she delivered 30,000 diapers in her fifth annual drive

Recently, Nourish Phoenix, a food bank in Phoenix, received its largest diaper donation ever. A U-Haul filled with diapers for families across the community arrived at the food bank, leaving the employees shocked to learn that not some philanthropic millionaire, but a middle-schooler was behind the enormous load.While most children her age live life blissfully ignorant of the world's problems, 12-year-old Sloan spends her time collecting diapers. This time, she sent a package of 30,000 to the food bank. This year, her target was 22,500 diapers for donation, but the Huggies, Pampers and Blueys kept pouring in until there was hardly any room to walk around her home.According to research from the National Diaper Bank Network and Huggies, roughly 1 in 3 US families struggle to afford enough diapers to keep their baby clean, dry and healthy. With diapers not being covered by SNAP or WIC, families end up spending more on them. For many families visiting the food bank, every dollar matters and diapers can quickly become the most expensive product to spend on.Interestingly, this wasn't Sloan's first donation drive. It was her fifth annual 'Diaper Drive', an event she has been organising si...