NORWAY — United Way of Oxford County, United Way of Mid-Maine, and United Way of the Tri-Valley Area have announced the first annual Diaper Drive from June 21 to July 1.

Participating businesses across Oxford, Somerset and Franklin counties will be collecting donations of unopened diapers of all sizes, as well as baby wipes.

Newborns can use up to 12 diapers a day — over 4,000 diapers a year. Diapers can cost up to $1,000 per year per child.

For a parent earning Maine’s minimum wage of $7.50 per hour — $15,600 per year — that’s over 6 percent of their annual income.

Twenty-three percent of children in Oxford County live in poverty. Many families struggle to provide their babies with enough fresh clean diapers. Not having enough clean diapers can lead to diaper rash, illness, infection and a baby that cries a lot.

The three United Ways are collaborating to organize the Diaper Drive to help ensure families have enough clean diapers to keep their babies dry, clean and healthy.

Participating businesses include:

Somerset County

• Franklin Savings Bank, 194 Madison Ave., Skowhegan

Franklin County

• Franklin Savings Bank, 209 Main St., Farmington

• Franklin Savings Bank, 603 Main St., Wilton

• Franklin Savings Bank, 9 Main St., Jay

• Franklin Savings Bank, 2573 Main St., Rangeley

Oxford County

• Franklin Savings Bank, 155 Congress St., Rumford

• River Valley Healthy Communities, 94 River St., Rumford

• KeyBank, 627 Main St., Fryeburg

• KeyBank, 96 Main St., Bethel

• Norway Savings Bank, One Parkway, Suite 100, Bethel

• Norway Savings Bank, 7 High St., South Paris

• Norway Savings Bank, 261 Main St., Norway

• Healthy Oxford Hills, 159 Main St., Norway

• The Progress Center, 35 Cottage St., Norway

• Daddy O’s, 1570 Main St., Oxford

• TD Bank, 1586 Main St., Oxford.

Unopened diapers and/or wipes may be brought to the above locations. All donations will stay in the communities in which they were raised.

Diapers and wipes will be donated to programs that work with young families and babies, as well as other community programs such as food banks.

FMI: 207-743-5833, 207-873-0686, 207-778-5048.