Sterling Premium Select is collecting items for Foster the Love Louisiana’s First Night Bags for foster children, newborn to teens, across Acadiana. First Night bags include everything a foster child and foster family might need for their first night in a new place.
Foster the Love Louisiana exists to be a support and resource center for the foster community in Louisiana; caring for the children in the Louisiana foster system, supporting the families that care for these children, and educating the community on the needs of the foster care system. Often foster families are left scrambling to get basic items like, toothbrushes, formula, diapers, and more so they can make it through their first few hours.
“It’s already a scary situation for the child, we want to make sure the foster families can focus on the immediate and emotional needs, not have to run out to the store in the middle of the night,” explains Heather Duhon, co-founder of Foster the Love Louisiana. “Just providing a few items in the First Night Bags can make a huge difference.”
Suggested donations of new items are:
Pajamas – newborn and up
Socks – newborn and up
Underwear 3T and up
Shampoo
Body wash
Hair accessories
Deodorant
Pacifiers
Bottles
Wipes
Diapers (all sizes)
If you want to learn more about Foster the Love you can visit with their team at Sterling Premium Select’s Community Day on Saturday, March 30th.
