Oregon foster children often stow their belongings in plastic garbage bags when they are shuffled from one home to the next. Advocates and lawmakers want Oregon to end the practice, saying the trash ...
The word “home” is probably elusive and confusing for the 11,600 children in Georgia’s foster care system as they go from house to house, family to family, unsure exactly where they will permanently ...
Brentwood resident Cara Finger, who launched the nonprofit My Bag My Story last week, said a duffel bag seems like a small item, but to some children in the foster care system, it symbolizes the ...
KENNY: EVERY YEAR, 5,000 CHILDREN ENTER FOSTER CARE IN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT IN A PLACE TO CALL HOME, WANDA STARKE TELLS US ABOUT ANOTHER EFFORT UNDERWAY TO LESSEN THE PAIN OF THIS TRAUMATIC ...
School bags hold more than books. They are a child's daily survival kit, carrying small joys and quiet fears. Parents often overpack, creating pressure instead of preparation. Familiarity with bag ...