Adriane Grimaldi, a foster parent with AAFC, was saddened to see her foster children arrive with their belongings in black trash bags and decided to do something about it. She was concerned about what message this might be sending to children to have their things put in trash bags and felt it was "just wrong."
A couple of years ago she began to recruit others who would like to make duffle bags for CPS to put the children's belongings in when they moved into care.
Today, over 3,000 homemade duffle bags have been donated. Adriane then distributes these to CPS offices, licensing agencies, and AAFC to give to children. Adriane was honored at the 7th Annual Children Need Homes Recognition event where she received an award for her commitment to her project and for making a difference in the lives of so many foster children. All of us at Arizona Adoption & Foster Care are grateful for Adriane's work and her dedication to Arizona's foster children.
If you are interested in helping with this Sewing Project to Help Foster Kids, please contact Adriane at (480) 423-3590 or sewingproject@cox.net
What a great post! If you're interested in learning more about Foster Care Adoption, please visit the Ad Council's campaign to promote foster care adoptions at http://my.adcouncil.org/adoption/
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