Real impact is possible when we work together.

With our partners, volunteers, supporters, caregivers, recipients, and you, we can create a community where everyone has the opportunity to thrive.

Our Distribution Partners

Care Collective distributes diapers and period products for children through a network of partner organizations throughout Kalamazoo. Our distribution partners ensure families can consistently access products in the spaces they already frequent, where they feel safe and welcome.

The logo for El Concilio, an organization in Kalamazoo
The logo for Rootead, an organization in Kalamazoo
The logo for African Community Kalamazoo, an organization in Kalamazoo
The logo for Pre K International, an organization in Kalamazoo
The logo for Outfront Kalamazoo, an organization in Kalamazoo
The logo for New Genesis, an organization in Kalamazoo.
The logo for the Black Lives Matter Meal Train, an organization in Kalamazoo.
The logo for Fire Arts Collaborative, an organization in Kalamazoo.
The logo for Justice Against Bullying At School, an organization in Kalamazoo.
The logo for WMed Health, an organization in Kalamazoo.
A Black woman and white person shake hands.

Our Community Partners

We couldn’t do this work without the people and organizations who believe in our mission and support our work. Without your dedicated support and belief in us, there would be no Care Collective.

The logo for Talking is Teaching, an organization in Kalamazoo

Talking is Teaching, an initiative from the Kalamazoo Great Start Collaborative, provides high-quality early literacy materials in the diaper package families receive. With accessible strategies for everyday moments, caregivers have the power to impact a growing baby’s brain. So remember, “Diaper time is talk time!”

The logo for Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity, an organization in Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo Valley Habitat for Humanity’s homeownership and home repair programs work to build a community where everyone has a decent place to live. Habitat provides space in their Construction Warehouse for Care Collective staff, volunteers, and pallets of diapers and period products.

The logo for National Diaper Bank Network, a national organization focused on diaper need.

The National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) provides the basic necessities required to build the strong foundations all children, families, and individuals need to thrive and reach their full potential. They work in partnership with a network of diaper banks, allied programs, donors, sponsors, and elected officials to end diaper need and period poverty in the United States.

The Alliance for Period Supplies (APS) advocates for change in policies surrounding menstrual care and equity while maintaining a national network of period supply banks. This network creates a unified vision of work toward ending period poverty by continuing the conversation on a national level between menstruators, nonprofit and government leaders, and suppliers.

Funding Partners

The logo for the Stryker Johnston Foundation, a foundation in Kalamazoo
The logo for United Way SCMI, an organization in Kalamazoo
The logo for the Kalamazoo Community Foundation, a foundation in Kalamazoo
The logo for KZCF Youth Advisory Council, an organization in Kalamazoo.
The logo for KZCF LGBTQ Equality Fund, an organization in Kalamazoo.