The Bags 4
Kids
Foundation
collects
donations
to assist
and support
the mental
well being
and comfort
for
children
during
stressful
transitions
from police
stations,
children’s
services
offices and
Foster care
agencies.
Since its
inception
in 2002,
Bags4Kids
has
assembled
and given
away over
8,000
filled bags
to children
in need.
And we're
just
getting
started.
When children are removed from their homes, they travel with trash
bags in hand...if they have anything at all. Sadly, the majority have nothing. When children must face this crisis alone, Bags4Kids is there to comfort and aid in this frightening transition.
Read About Us
Bags4Kids collects new and gently used back packs, duffle bags, tote
and
diaper
bags,
and
fills
them
with
various
items
that
will
bring
comfort
to
children
during
transitional
times
in
their
lives.
- Imagine you had just been taken
-
from your home, your family and your pets. You are put in the back of a car and are headed for the unknown. You have nothing. No warm hugs to console you, no teddy bear to hang on to and nothing that gives you any comfort.
You might be headed for a police station, a social worker’s office or maybe even a Foster home. At any of these places you would be scared and feel all alone. Maybe you’d even be at one of these places for hours before another stranger took you somewhere else.
This is the reason Bags4kids was started; to give some kind of comfort to a child who can’t help feeling alone and scared in a very terrifying situation.
- Back packs
- Diaper bags
- Book bags
- Duffle bags
- Tooth paste & brushes
- Shampoo
- Soap
- Hair brushes
- Small toys
- Books
- Photo albums
- Journals/Diaries
- Postage stamps
- Small radios
- Playing cards
- Disposable cameras
- Diapers
- Sipper cups
- Baby pacifiers
- Baby socks