Needed But Forgotten

A foster child moves homes an average of seven times. Seven new homes. Seven new schools. Seven new sets of friends. As though the circumstances that placed them in foster care weren’t bad enough, these children, half of whom are under the age of 10, have little they can call their own. And the little they own - clothes, toys, books and toiletries - are often thrown into a plastic garbage bag. Carrying their belongings in garbage bags from home to home every few months is a drag on both their bodies and their self-esteem.

To help make a positive impact we launched Needed But Forgotten to grant foster kids across the US the normal life that every child deserves, through the much-needed suitcases. The program was piloted in 2015 and aimed to leverage excess and closeout manufacturer inventories of suitcases to help improve the lives of foster children nationwide. Like these foster children, the suitcases are “needed but forgotten.”

Thanks to a recent partnership with Alibaba suitcase suppliers in China, we will be able to purchase suitcases for half the price. Our goal is to donate at least 200 suitcases to over 15 foster agencies within the Bay Area. Please help us make a difference in these children’s lives; every donation big or small helps us get a step closer to reaching our goal and provides a new, durable suitcase to a foster child! 

For more information visit neededbutforgotten.wixsite.com/website.
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