By Bay City News.
Low-income families with babies in San Mateo County will soon receive funding for free diapers, after the Board of Supervisors this week approved funding for the distribution of free diaper supplies.
The board at its meeting Tuesday approved $50,000 in funding to support a pilot program to provide free pallet supplies to families in need, county officials said in a news release.
Two San Mateo County libraries will distribute at least 1,800 kits during special giveaways starting this month through February 1. Each kit will contain 80 pallets and 200 wipes, county officials said.
Much of the funding came from Measure K, a countywide extension of the half-cent sales tax. County libraries also took advantage of pallets donated by SupplyBank.org, a nonprofit that provides essential goods to underserved communities, according to the county's Food Bank.