The Scheer family isn't bound by blood, but by shared experience. Rob Scheer and his five kids each made their own journey through the foster care system with a trash bag in tow. Rob was 12 the first ...

The day state officials handed Riley a large black plastic trash bag that smelled like lemon is seared into the former Oregon foster youth’s mind. “I will never forget my first trash bag,” Riley ...

Hallie Lively was just 7 when two police officers and a caseworker came to the door. She was going to foster care. She had five minutes to pack. She took one change of clothes, her Barbie sneakers and ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - New suitcases and duffel bags are needed for foster children in Kansas. A community-wide bag drive is going on now until the end of the month. The bag drive is being organized ...

Golbert said he was unaware of any children currently using trash bags as luggage in Cook County but emphasized the importance of recordkeeping. “Unless you add on reporting and record keeping ...

“Children in the New York City foster system transition, on average, to three different homes. For some, this means three different schools, families, and environments.” The “Luggage to Foster Care ...

Volunteers spent Tuesday morning preparing suitcases for foster children in Mississippi.

Javier’s clothes were stuffed into a black trash bag and thrown into the trunk of a car, according to a photo taken last month and recently shown to Maryland lawmakers. As he was being transferred ...