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We are NOT shipping or delivering. This includes WalMart pick up orders. NO exceptions.
To receive supplies, all clients must walk-in to center during pick-up hours to request supplies.
Pick Up Hours:
Tues & Thurs 12pm-4pm
Basic Necessities
Oct 231 min read
Last Quarter Client Updates
Good morning! I'm posting this so that clients know effective January 1st 2025, they will have to provide the following to receive...
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Basic Necessities
Dec 28, 20231 min read
Office Moving and Restocking
We are starting off 2024 in a new space within The Highland Center and taking some time off to restock our inventory so that we can help...
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Basic Necessities
Aug 22, 20221 min read
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...
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Basic Necessities
Aug 8, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20210 min read
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Basic Necessities
Sep 22, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
Meet our sponsors and donors!
Basic Necessities Sponsors and Donors
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Basic Necessities
May 7, 20211 min read
May is International Period Month
Learn more: www.InternationalPeriodMonth.com
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Basic Necessities
May 3, 20211 min read
Spring 2021 Newsletter
Click image above to read entire newsletter.
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Basic Necessities
Apr 30, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
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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