Our Impact
Our Partner agencies Share Their Feedback
Recently we took in a sibling group of five brothers and sisters. When we started to hand our the My Stuff Bags, the youngest of the group said “I share my clothes, my food and my bed, do I really get one of these to myself?”
Jennifer Becker, Community Relations, St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, Boulder City, Nevada
“Their foster mother had tears in her eyes as she told us that that was the first time that they had laughed or were excited about anything since she had gotten them… Your organization gives children joy where no joy had existed and it is a blessing.”
Deanna Chancellor, Executive Director, LeFlore County Child Advocacy Network, Inc., Poteau, OK
“My Stuff Bags ease the lives of children coping with trauma. I hope you know that your foundation’s great work is making a deep impact in the lives of children we serve.”
Lara Drino, Director of REACH, Children Exposed to Violence, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Los Angeles, CA
“He came into care with hardly any belongings and what he did bring was in a plastic bag. We gave him a My Stuff Bag and he said that he has never smiled so much in his whole life.”
Tonya Brooks-Thomas, SAFY of Ohio, Inc. – Cincinnati Division, Cincinnati, OH
“The Bags are filled with items the children need wherever they’re going, and it gives the staff a sense of relief knowing they will have something to smile about while leaving our facility… When the My Stuff Bag was handed to the little girl, she plopped down on the floor and began to investigate each item in it. Her face lit up like it was Christmas morning. It was such a bittersweet moment to experience how it made such a huge impact on her.“
Highland-Clarksburg Hospital, Clarksburg, WV
My Stuff Bags ease the lives of children coping with trauma. I hope you know that your foundation’s great work is making a deep impact in the lives of children we serve.”
Lara Drino, Director of REACH, Children Exposed to Violence, Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office, Los Angeles, CA
“My Stuff Bags are given to these young ladies to make them feel normal and not thrown away.”
Marion Wilson, Director of Community Engagement, Northeast Treatment “NET” Centers Community Care CUA7, Philadelphia, PA
“A teenage girl recently entered our group home, traumatized. I welcomed her with a My Stuff Bag into our home and gave her a My Stuff Bag. Later I found her snuggled in the blanket and coloring in the book provided in the My Stuff Bag.”
Chairman Hedrick, Director of Operations, CAPA Child Abuse Prevention Association, Beaufort, SC
“Too many of us believe government funding takes care of foster youth. It doesn’t. You do. Because of you we were able to provide a My Stuff Bag to every foster youth who was welcomed into A Greater Hope home this year.”
Helena Lopez, CEO, A Greater Hope, Victorville, CA
“She had just come into our care and she was a little anxious about meeting her foster parents for the first time. She hugged the bear from the Bag as hard as she could and then allowed her foster mother to give it a hug too…. These Bags make our foster children feel very special on an otherwise difficult day.”
Gail Cole, Development Liaison, SCYAP South Carolina Youth Advocate Program, Columbia, SC
“My Stuff Bags provide our kids with a new blanket that has not been marred with ugly memories… It is wonderful to see kids leave our facility with a smile on their face and My Stuff Bags makes that work…My Stuff Bags gives the kids we serve a new hope and something to call their own.”
Tifanie Petro, Advocacy and Prevention Program Director, Children’s Home Society Children’s Advocacy Center, Rapid City, SD
“They typically go into foster care with nothing of their own, so receiving the bags brings great comfort and happiness in an otherwise scary time in their lives.”
Valerie Hicks, SAFY State of Nevada Executive Director, Las Vegas, NV
Continuous Improvement
We continuously monitor and evaluate our impact to enhance the effectiveness of our program. This commitment to excellence ensures that we not only meet the immediate needs of children but also adapt and respond to emerging challenges and opportunities.
