Caleb’s Cause Foundation Providing Diapers to Tulsa-Area Children in Need

(OKLAHOMA CITY) – In 2012, when he was just 5 years old, Caleb Hines, along with his mother Marcie, decided it was time for young Caleb to learn the importance of helping others and giving back to his community.  Searching for ways to get involved, Marcie quickly discovered there were very limited opportunities for children his age to volunteer and become engaged.  So, the seed was planted to create an avenue where children could help other children, with a focus to provide basic necessities.

In her search for opportunities, one fateful visit led Marcie to the epiphany moment that would lead to the creation of Caleb’s Cause Foundation.  While visiting a friend’s non-profit in Edmond, All Things Baby, a local organization offering assistance to expectant mothers and children in need, the phone rang three times, all with the same request for diapers.  With each call, the reply was regretfully the same, “I’m sorry, no we don’t have any”.  As Marcie tells it, “It was at that moment I asked her about the requests and she explained the need for diapers, the lack of funding for diapers and the abuse that comes from lack of diapers.  From there we did our homework and decided diapers was the #1 focus for us.”  And Caleb’s Cause Foundation was born.

Did You Know…

• There are no government programs that provide diapers or cover the cost.
• An infant needs an average of 12 diapers a day, while a toddler needs 8. 
• Some low-income families are forced to keep their children in one diaper a day! 
• Statistics reveal not having enough diapers for daily changes causes:
  • Increased health problems
  • Child abuse is more likely to occur due to non-stop crying from continually wearing soiled diapers 
  • Parent’s often miss work and keep their children out of daycare due to the lack of diapers 

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• Some children with disabilities never outgrow the need for diapers, placing additional financial and emotional strain on struggling parents. 

So Caleb and Marcie rolled up their sleeves and got busy.  Very busy!  Today, diapers are currently distributed to nine community partners throughout the State of Oklahoma.  Each distribution location is carefully selected by Caleb and Marcie through an application process, site visit and annual assessment of needs.  With the growing awareness of the need for diapers, Caleb’s Cause Foundation will add five additional statewide distribution locations in 2018, with the goal of one day providing diapers to every Oklahoma child in need.

In Tulsa County, diapers are currently being distributed through Guts Distribution Center Friday Groceries, The Parent Child Center of Tulsa and the Pregnancy Resource Center In Owasso. Beginning September 1, Tulsa Family Concepts will also be a distribution site serving one of the largest populations of low-income families in the County.  Through these distribution sites, in 2017, Caleb’s Cause Foundation was able to serve 1,460 Tulsa-area children in need.  That number is expected to jump to over 2,500 children in 2018. 

Former Director of Guts Friday Groceries, John Pence, tells of one specific family they were able to serve. “Today we had a homeless family with 5 little girls, the youngest being 18 months old, living in their van for the last 2 weeks. They came in needing food, clothing, and mainly diapers. It was so uplifting for them to be able to get diapers in their sizes. This was made possible by the support of Caleb’s Cause.”

When asked what motivates Marcie to keep pushing forward, Marcie states “Getting to serve next to my son is priceless.  Getting to go to our locations and seeing families there picking up our diapers is the most humbling experience.  Hearing over and over again that mothers are bringing their children in soiled diapers to our locations and able to change their babies immediately, providing instant relief to both mom and baby is a heavy feeling that brings you to the very core of why we do this.”

And to young Caleb, now 11 years old, the enormity of what they have embarked upon is not lost on him.  Caleb says, “The government won’t do it and the schools can’t do it, so it has to be us.”  Caleb goes on to say, “I believe we CAN make a difference because we already ARE making a difference.”  To see and hear Caleb in his own words, visit him at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CJKRgTAnPk&t=13s.

Caleb’s Cause Foundation has experienced tremendous growth since its inception in 2012 largely due to the growing awareness of the need for diapers for low-income families and through an outpouring of community support.  To help ensure no child goes without, the community is encouraged to hold their own Diaper Drives through their businesses acting as drop off locations to collect diapers and through individuals hosting their own Diaper Drive parties whereas guests are asked to donate packages of diapers in lieu of other gifts. 

For more information about hosting your own company or personal Diaper Drive, and to learn more about Caleb, Marcie, the remarkable work of Caleb’s Cause Foundation and the children they serve, please visitwww.CalebsCauseFoundation.org.