17th Annual totes 2 tots Suitcase Drive Georgia Cancer Specialists (GCS) and Northside Hospital are gearing up for their 17th annual totes 2 tots suitcase drive for Georgias foster children on January 18 from 10:00am-2:00pm at Georgia Cancer Specialists office located at 228 Riverstone Drive in Canton. Last year, more than 6,000 bags were collected across the state. Donations of new or nearly new backpacks, duffel bags, and suitcases will be acceptedMore than 14,000 children, from infants to teenagers, are currently in the foster care system in Georgia. Many of these children shuffle their belongings in garbage bags when they are removed from their homes totes 2 tots aims to change that.GCS and Northside Hospital partner with the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) to distribute the bags in the counties in which theyre collected. Tom C. Rawlings, interim director of DFCS, praised those who support the program, which helps to bring a measure of comfort and respect to Georgias foster children.The totes 2 tots program allows children in foster care the ability to transport their belongings with a sense of dignity, said Rawlings. By providing backpacks and luggage, totes 2 tots offers our children a sense of stability during an uncertain time.
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