For children entering foster care, we provide real luggage, backpacks, and essentials, so no child has to carry their belongings in a trash bag. They move with dignity, prepared, and sure that someone sees them.
It is a message. It says you matter. Your story matters. Your things matter. And you are not alone on this journey.
Too many children enter foster care with nothing but what they can carry, and often that means a trash bag. We refuse to accept that. The Carry Hope Initiative exists so that every child entering care carries more than they came with: not just belongings, but dignity, love, and the promise that someone sees them.
We serve children in foster care across Metro Atlanta, working hand in hand with the people already in their corner.
Quality luggage, backpacks, and personal care items, so children never carry their belongings in a trash bag.
We partner with DFCS caseworkers, group homes, foster families, and schools to reach children at the point of need.
We host collection drives, awareness events, and volunteer opportunities that invite the whole community in.
We build awareness around the needs of children in foster care, so every child is met with dignity.
Every bag is a child seen. Here is what this community has carried so far.
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However you show up, you become part of the village around a child.
A gift packs a bag. Fund the luggage and essentials that send a child forward with everything they need.
Donate →Run a collection drive with your school, church, workplace, or team, and rally your people around a child.
Start a DriveVolunteer to sort, pack, and prepare bags, or help at an awareness event near you in Metro Atlanta.
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