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 ...

When Heather’s son saw his best friend had moved in behind them, he grabbed a trash bag of essentials and ran straight over ...

A new Maryland law intends to bring more dignity to children in foster care by banning the use of trash bags to carry their belongings. Rob Scheer was raised in foster care, going from place to place ...

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 ...

The life of a child in the foster care system is beset with adversity, namely being uprooted from family and often shifting from foster home to foster home and school system to school system with ...

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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A local nonprofit is working to give foster children a sense of normalcy. Susan’s Kids is holding its second annual bag drive during National Foster Care Month. The organization ...

One pair of young siblings had to learn early in life just how difficult some technological advancements can be. New, ...