Contact: 
Tami Valdez, Community Impact Director 
Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida 
(850) 747-5400 x134   
[email protected] 
www.elcnwf.org 

Marianna, FL – November 24, 2025 – The Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida (ELCNWF) is proud to announce a partnership with Save the Children to distribute much-needed diapers and wipes to families across Northwest Florida. Through this collaboration, the ELCNWF and local partner organizations will help ease the burden for parents and caregivers facing financial hardship by providing essential items for young children. 

With the support of Save the Children, ELCNWF will distribute 51 cases of diapers and 4 cases of wipes across seven counties in Northwest Florida through the following community partners: 

• Healthy Start of Bay, Gulf, and Franklin Counties (Bay and Franklin Counties) 

• North Florida Child Development (Gulf County) 

• Innovative Charities (Calhoun and Jackson Counties) 

• Chipola Healthy Start (Holmes and Washington Counties) 

“Families across our region continue to feel the effects of economic challenges, and access to basic supplies like diapers and wipes can make a big difference,” said Suzan Gage, Executive Director. “We are grateful for Save the Children’s partnership and for the local organizations helping us ensure these items reach the families who need them most.” 

“Save the Children is proud to partner with the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida and community partners to support area children and caregivers during this time of economic hardship for many families,” said James Orlando, Save the Children’s Managing Director of Humanitarian Response in the U.S. “For young families across northwest Florida working hard to make ends meet, receiving free essentials like diapers and wipes can be a lifeline – enabling them to stretch their budgets and meet other needs that help their children and households thrive.”  

“United Way of Northwest Florida is grateful to partner with the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida and Save the Children to ensure families across our six-county region have access to something as basic and essential as diapers and wipes,” said Gina Littleton, Executive Director of United Way of Northwest Florida. “These kinds of partnerships help ease the strain on family budgets and give young children the support they need during such a critical stage of their development.” 

Each community partner will coordinate its own local distribution plan to best meet the needs of the families it serves. 

About the Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida 
The Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida is the behind-the-scenes team overseeing the School Readiness and Voluntary Prekindergarten Programs for Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, and Washington Counties. In addition to these programs, the Coalition offers childcare resources and referrals, developmental screenings, and parent support. For more information, visit www.elcnwf.org. 

About Save the Children 

Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. Since its founding more than 100 years ago, the global humanitarian organization has advocated for the rights of children worldwide. In the United States and around the world, Save the Children provides children with a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm. It does whatever it takes for children—every day and in times of crisis—transforming their lives and the future we all share. Follow Save the Children on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.