Captain Hopes Kids

“Form 990 is provided to the governing body via e-mail before the return is filed with the internal revenue service.”

“The board monitors issues being discussed to identify potential conflicts of interest and we sequester board members from discussions and voting on any issues for which the board members are identified as having a potential conflict of interest. It is so noted in the minutes of the board of directors.”

“The compensation is reviewed each year by the board of directors.”

“These forms are available at www.hopesupplyco.org as well as upon request.”

“Hope Supply Co. provides critically needed resources for homeless and at-risk children. Most of the children we serve are infants and toddlers. Hope Supply Co. is the largest children's diaper and critical needs bank in Texas. In the US, nearly half (46%) of families with young children experience diaper need. The National Diaper Bank study on poverty has ranked diapers third in basic needs of families after rent and food. Within the DFW community, an estimated 24 million diapers per month are needed to support low-income families with infants. Diaper need is a public health crisis. Researchers have demonstrated a direct connection between diaper need and food insecurity. When families experience diaper insecurity, 35% report cutting back on food and 27% of adults report skipping meals themselves. When short of diapers, 30 percent of families stretch the diapers used by keeping a child in the same diaper longer (Center for Economic and Policy Research). Yet, infants who remain too long in soiled diapers suffer high rates of severe diaper rash and urinary tract infections. Additionally, most childcare facilities require parents to provide diapers for their child. According to a survey from the National Diaper Bank Network, 25% of parents experiencing diaper need who rely on childcare miss an average of five days of work or school a month due to the lack of diapers for their children. Hope Supply Co. provides critical items to 50+ nonprofit partner agencies in the DFW area. All are carefully vetted and mission aligned. In addition, in 2023 we opened our own end-user diaper pantry to support families with infants not served by one of our diaper bank partner agencies. Our mission is to ensure all homeless and at-risk children have the resources they need to thrive. We are working to: * Promote the health and well-being of homeless infants and toddlers, reducing urinary tract infections and diaper rashes. * Ensure school-age homeless children have the resources (clothing, backpacks, and supplies) to attend and remain in school. * Promote partner agencies' ability to focus on housing, job training and employment, mental health counseling, and parenting classes rather than the resource needs of children.”