A ‘Town-Wide Diaper Drive’ hosted by some Greater Danbury area lawmakers is being touted as a success, collecting thousands of diapers for low income families.  State Representatives Will Duff, Michael Ferguson, Stephen Harding, Richard Smith and Adam Dunsby recently learned that diapers are not covered by Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, SNAP, benefits. 

The donations to Hopeline will be distributed in the region. 

The lawmakers say a majority of licensed day care centers do not accept cloth diapers, most coin-operated laundromats do not allow customers to wash cloth diapers for health and sanitary reasons, and families using SNAP benefits can't afford memberships at discount warehouse clubs. 

According to state statistics, a month’s supply of diapers can cost over $100.