Prices for household staples like diapers and tampons are poised to surge, according to recent reports. Both household staples will soon hit consumers with sticker shock, due to shortages of raw materials and increased shipping costs.
Livingston Philanthropies, Inc. (LPI) director Jeff Friedman says, “The big price hikes are moot, in a sense, for the homeless and hopelessly poor. That’s because folks living below the poverty line can’t afford to buy them at current prices, anyway. Still, the pandemic-driven inflation pushes these basic family needs further from attainment.
“LPI, along with continuing to purchase fresh produce, meat and other food varieties for adults and babies surviving only minutes away from Livingston, requires continued funding to procure and deliver these items through the summer months.”
He continued, “We are way past ‘giving season’ around the holidays, but this pervasive problem is a 12-month, endemic issue. In fact, as the pandemic soldiers on, it gets worse every week for families either out on the streets or perhaps fortunate enough to have some type of decent shelter.”
Essential contributions can be mailed to LPI, PO Box 247, Living-ston, NJ 07039 or handled instantly at paypal.me/lpinj. Visit njhomeless.org to see LPI’s story in photos and video.
Photo: Livingston Philanthropies (LPI) founder Jeff Friedman thanked Livingston ShopRite store manager Joseph DeSena and assistant store manager Angelo Dipaolo for reduced diaper pricing and packages of wipes. LPI’s major purchase of twelve cases (980 diapers) was processed by 30-year Livingston ShopRite customer service employee, Cathy Curry, shown here.
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