The nonprofit has helped 12,000 foster children move with dignity by giving them free duffel bags.
HILLSBORO, Ore. — Five thousand duffle bags have been donated to foster kids by Project Never Again. The organization focuses on what they call “dignity through duffels.” This means making sure that kids and teens in foster care aren’t left with only boxes or trash bags for their belongings.
When kids move homes, Project Never Again makes sure they are equipped to move with dignity.
“The feeling of carrying trash bags or boxes is not only humiliating, it’s essentially adding insult to injury,” explains Seema Steffany, the founder and president of Project Never Again.
Steffany is a product of the foster care system, and has firsthand experience with moving from home to home.
“Moving into a foster home you really don’t know where you’re headed,” Steffany said. “So really, handing a kid a trash bag is really …