Heather’s son packed his own trash bag and headed to his best friend’s house for a sleepover, sparking a viral TikTok The two families, now living in back-to-back houses, share daily meals, parenting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...