This letter announces a pause for the Brooklyn Diaper Project to improve our strategy and seek more sustainable, impactful solutions to address and solve the root causes of diaper need in New York City.

I'm writing to you today with a serious concern about NYC’s Participatory Budgeting process, and I feel it's crucial to bring to light a potential disconnect between the promise of this system and its actual outcome. My experience suggests that our votes may not always translate into the meaningful change we expect.