Mid-Year Report
We are experiencing exponential growth at the diaper bank - and that is good news! It means more of our neighbors in need are receiving...
Basic Necessities
- Aug 8
- 1 min
Au revoir, Debbie!
Please join us as we say goodbye to our Co-Director, Debbie Hollis. A note from Debbie: "Greetings all! I am transitioning away from...
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Basic Necessities
- Jul 1
- 1 min
Diaper Bank Closed Today & Monday
The diaper bank is closed today and Monday. We are getting unpacked, moved in, and taking a little rest. See you all on Tuesday, July 5,...
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Basic Necessities
- Jun 29
- 1 min
NO ORDERS WILL BE FILLED THIS WEEK!
Please be patient with us as we relocate the diaper bank to our new home at The Highland Center at 520 Olive Street in Shreveport. We...
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Basic Necessities
- Jun 24
- 1 min
THE DIAPER BANK HAS A NEW HOME!
Effective July 5, the diaper bank's new home will be at The Highland Center at 520 Olive Street in Shreveport. Our office on Centenary...
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Basic Necessities
- May 26
- 2 min
2022 Mid-Year News from the Diaper Bank
"Are diaper need & period poverty really *that big of a deal* in the ArkLaTex?" We hear that question a lot at the diaper bank. ...
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Basic Necessities
- Apr 25
- 2 min
Support the diaper bank during Give for Good 2022
Help alleviate poverty here at home in the ArkLaTex - one diaper at a time! Give for Good is the only annual online community-wide giving...
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Basic Necessities
- Apr 21
- 1 min
Host a FUN diaper & period supply drive today!
The diaper bank wouldn't exist without support from our community. Join these AWESOME ArkLaTex folks who have hosted diaper & period...
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Basic Necessities
- Apr 21
- 1 min
Highland Block Party & Health Fair - Saturday, April 21, 2022
Stop by the Basic Necessities booth...we'll be distributing FREE period pads!
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Basic Necessities
- Mar 17
- 2 min
Basic Necessities selected for national economic study
Basic Necessities diaper bank is participating in a national study to measure the economic and health impacts of providing diapers to...
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Basic Necessities
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Sabine Parish Diaper Drive thru Mid-March
The diaper bank is serving more clients in Sabine Parish than ever before! Thanks to Sabine Parish Health Unit Community Health Nurse...
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Basic Necessities
- Jan 21
- 1 min
Shreveport-Bossier Starbucks Diaper Drive
Stop in for frappés & drop off some nappies! Beginning Monday, January 24, local Shreveport-Bossier Starbucks coffee shops will be...
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Basic Necessities
- Jan 3
- 1 min
2021 was a success!
Thank YOU for helping the diaper bank surpass all our goals in 2021. Between January and December, we distributed free sanitary supplies...
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Basic Necessities
- Dec 22, 2021
- 1 min
Holiday Hours
The Basic Necessities office will be open on Christmas Eve until 4PM. We will be closed the week after Christmas, from December 27 -...
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Basic Necessities
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
Financial Assistance with Incontinence Supplies
With a doctor's recommendation, you could have all of your incontinence supplies (adult diapers, briefs, pads, bed pads, etc.) completely...
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Basic Necessities
- Oct 8, 2021
- 0 min
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Basic Necessities
- Sep 22, 2021
- 2 min
Pre-Holiday Diaper Drive sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
Diaper Drive for Basic Necessities - sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
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Basic Necessities
- Sep 3, 2021
- 1 min
Summer 2021 Newsletter
Correction: The Pre-Holiday Diaper Drive is sponsored by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana, not their Foundation. Click image below...
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Basic Necessities
- Sep 2, 2021
- 1 min
KTAL: Basic Necessities sets the Gold Standard in the ArkLaTex
Click the image to watch the video.
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Basic Necessities
- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
Mother-Daughter Team join Board of Directors
Brenda Coco is a mother and wife. Her husband is a retired veteran who served in Iraq & Afghanistan. She has a B.S. and an M.A.in Human...
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Basic Necessities
- Aug 25, 2021
- 1 min
Good news alert 📰
Basic Necessities has served nearly 400 children so far this year, and distributed nearly 40,000 diapers to ArkLaTex families in need!...
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Basic Necessities
- Jul 18, 2021
- 1 min
New & improved client application process
Thanks to input from our clients, we have streamlined our online application process! Check out the new Client Request Form at...
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Basic Necessities
- Jul 5, 2021
- 1 min
Louisiana shoppers soon to be exempt from ‘Pink Tax’
By Destinee Patterson Published: Jul. 4, 2021 at 2:03 PM UTC BATON ROUGE, La. (KSLA) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards’ signature ...
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Basic Necessities
- Jun 23, 2021
- 1 min
Walmart donates $9,750.00 to Basic Necessities
Walmart, via their Community Grants Program, has donated nearly $10,000 to Basic Necessities during the past 12 months. Local stores that...
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Basic Necessities
- Jun 7, 2021
- 1 min
Office closed Friday - Monday
Basic Necessities will be closed on Friday, June 11, and Monday, June 14, 2021. We will be back in the office on Tuesday, June 15, at...
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Basic Necessities
- May 17, 2021
- 1 min
Meet our sponsors and donors!
Basic Necessities Sponsors and Donors
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Basic Necessities
- May 7, 2021
- 1 min
May is International Period Month
Learn more: www.InternationalPeriodMonth.com
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Basic Necessities
- May 3, 2021
- 1 min
Spring 2021 Newsletter
Click image above to read entire newsletter.
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Basic Necessities
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
Support the only diaper bank in the ArkLaTex during Give for Good 2021
What is Give for Good? "Give For Good is North Louisiana's largest day of giving. The event was established in 2014 by the Community...
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Basic Necessities
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
Our new office opens on June 1
Thanks to a generous grant from the National Diaper Bank Network, Basic Necessities will open operations at 2620 Centenary Boulevard in...
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Basic Necessities
- Apr 30, 2021
- 3 min
Basic Necessities awarded National Funds for Change Grant
Basic Necessities was recently awarded a national Funds for Change grant via a competitive application process organized by the National...
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Basic Necessities
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
Donate online with our Amazon Wish List!
It's so easy! Click here: Basic Necessities Wish List. Browse the list, select the items you would like to donate, then check out. Tell...
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Basic Necessities
- Apr 20, 2021
- 1 min
Nearly 15,000 diapers distributed during first quarter of 2021
Our first quarter 2021 distribution numbers are in! 1. Diapers delivered = 14,850 2. Packs of baby wipes delivered = 258 3. Number of...
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Basic Necessities
- Feb 27, 2021
- 1 min
Basic Necessities is newest member of the National Diaper Bank Network
Basic Necessities has been officially approved as a member of the prestigious National Diaper Bank Network. Basic Necessities is the only...
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Basic Necessities
- Feb 27, 2021
- 1 min
More community partners = more community service!
Yesterday, our Co-Director, Debbie, put together a HUGE bag of #period supplies for delivery to a new Caddo Parish public school next...
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Basic Necessities
- Feb 23, 2021
- 1 min
2021 Snowstorm Disaster Relief Efforts
Basic Necessities was honored to serve the Shreveport-Bossier community following last week's devastating snowstorms. Many ArkLaTex...
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Basic Necessities
- Feb 18, 2021
- 1 min
Basic Necessities is newest Member of Alliance for Period Supplies
Learn more about the APS at www.allianceforperiodsupplies.org.
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Basic Necessities
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
Welcome, Dr. Jaime Cantrell!
Dr. Jamie Cantrell is the newest member of the Board of Directors at Basic Necessities. She will be responsible for recruiting clients...
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Basic Necessities
- Feb 1, 2021
- 1 min
2020 Annual Report: Our Startup Year
During Basic Necessities' first seven months of operation (June 2020 - December 2020), we served 132 families and 172 children. We...
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Basic Necessities
- Jan 26, 2021
- 1 min
Volunteer Louisiana!
Basic Necessities is the latest addition to the Volunteer Louisiana website! The Volunteer Louisiana Commission prepares a service plan...
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Basic Necessities
- Jan 4, 2021
- 1 min
NOTICE: Deliveries suspended due to COVID
UPDATE: Deliveries resumed effective January 15, 2021! NOTICE TO OUR CLIENTS: One of our Co-Directors received a COVID diagnosis...
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Basic Necessities
- Dec 31, 2020
- 1 min
Special Needs Children May Qualify for Diapers Under Medicaid
From our friends at the National Diaper Bank Network: Contact the Louisiana Department of Health - Medicaid for more information today!
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Basic Necessities
- Dec 15, 2020
- 1 min
Basic Necessities receives Walmart Community Grants
Basic Necessities has received a total of $7,250.00 in grants from The Walmart Community Grants Team. Three grants were awarded from the...
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Basic Necessities
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
Helping local schools during COVID
Why do we need a local period products bank? A local public school Counselor contacted Basic Necessities last week. She was using her own...
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Basic Necessities
- Oct 23, 2020
- 1 min
38 families served to-date!
Since we began operations in late July, Basic Necessities has served 38 families in the ArkLaTex - and we will deliver diapers & period...
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Basic Necessities
- Oct 13, 2020
- 1 min
Texas A&M Texarkana hosts diaper & period products drive thru October 31!
From Dr. Jaime Cantrell, Assistant Professor of English: "The CASE Program in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and the TAMUT ...
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Basic Necessities
- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min
Why do we need a diaper & period products bank in the ArkLaTex?
1 in 3 American families reports experiencing diaper need. 5 million children in the U.S. aged three or younger live in poor or...
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