State of California Partners with Baby2Baby on Golden State Start
The First-in-the-Nation Program Provides Free Diapers for Every Newborn in California
Golden State Start is California’s new diaper access initiative that will provide 400 free Baby2Baby diapers to every baby born in participating hospitals, regardless of family income. Baby2Baby is proud to administer this essential program on behalf of the State of California, through the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), leveraging our deep experience serving families across the country and throughout California.
How the Program Works
Beginning in Summer 2026, every newborn born at a participating California hospital will receive 400 Baby2Baby diapers at no cost to the family through the Golden State Start initiative. There are no income limits, applications, or paperwork for families. Diapers will be provided around the time of hospital discharge, so parents leave with the essentials they need for the first months of life.
The program is designed to ease financial strain and support a healthy start for every California newborn. Hospitals can easily sign up to receive shipments of free Baby2Baby diapers that they distribute directly to families.
Hospital Participation
Hospitals opt into the program and receive shipments of free Baby2Baby diapers that they distribute directly to families.
Hospitals interested in participating in Golden State Start are encouraged to contact Baby2Baby. Click below to provide your information through a short form:
For more information about Golden State Start in partnership with Baby2Baby:
You can also email [email protected] or [email protected] for any additional questions.
About Baby2Baby
Baby2Baby is a non-profit organization that provides children in need with diapers, formula, clothing, and the basic necessities that every child deserves, serving more than one million children across all 50 states. Led by Co-CEOs Kelly Sawyer Patricof and Norah Weinstein, the organization has distributed over half a billion items over the past 15 years to children in homeless shelters, domestic violence programs, foster care, hospitals and school districts as well as children who have lost everything in the wake of disaster. The organization’s success has been propelled forward by its industry-leading model that is redefining what it means to operate a non-profit with a seamless integration of impact, innovation, and influence, which earned them praise from TIME Magazine as one of 2023’s most influential companies and recognition as the #1 non-profit on Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies List. To learn more about Baby2Baby please visit www.baby2baby.org.
