Help a Mother Out was founded in 2009 when two California moms got mad that diapers weren’t part of the safety net. Since then, we have advanced our mission in two ways: 1) getting urgently needed diapers to as many families as possible; 2) advocating for the inclusion of diapers in social safety net programs.
Today, we have the opportunity to ensure that more California babies have what they need to thrive during these troubling times. Assemblymember Lorena Gonzalez (District 80) has made a formal budget request of $30 million over three years to fund existing and new diaper bank programs in the state.
We need your help.
It is vital that this proposed funding gets included in the state budget so that organizations like HAMO can continue to meet more of the needs of more California babies and families. We need your help to make this a reality.
Please contact your CA Assemblymember and Senator and ask them to formally sign on to Asm. Lorena Gonzalez’s formal budget request to include diapers in the state budget. The more members who sign on, the more compelling it will be for CA legislators to consider this crucial request. Instructions:
We have compiled all of the information you need into one easy to use spreadsheet that you can find here (http://bit.ly/hamolegislation). Instructions are included on this spreadsheet, also listed below:
Contact your CA Assemblymember and Senator by EMAIL/PHONE (click for suggested script)
Contact Governor Newsom by EMAIL/PHONE (click here for contact info and here for suggested script)
Write postcards to Gov. Newsom & your CA legislators DISTRICT OFFICE. You are free to use your own postcards or request free HAMO postcards. (Click here for suggested postcard script)
Use this link to ask for HAMO postcards to be sent to you
If you receive a response, let us know (emily@helpamotherout.org)!
If your legislator is marked GREEN on this spreadsheet, they support diaper bank funding. Please THANK THEM (email, phone, postcard)!
Use Facebooks’ Town Hall feature to easily find and contact your state legislator
suggested scripts for legislators can be found here
If you’re a Facebook user, post this on your Facebook page to garner support
You can help spread the word by forwarding this to your network. You’ll be shocked to learn that every single phone call, email and mailed postcard makes a difference.