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Warwickshire Receives Bags

Warwickshire Receives Bags

Warwickshire Council joins the movement. Warwickshire Council has recently received a donation of Madlug Pack-away travel bags for their children and young people in care. This generous donation ensures that children in the care system will no longer have the risk...

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Coventry Signs Pledge

Coventry Signs Pledge

Coventry City Council signs pledge and receives pack-away travel bags Coventry City Council has pledged its support for the "My Things Matter" campaign.   The campaign is all about ensuring that no child in care moves with their belongings in black bin bags or...

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My Things Matter

My Things Matter

Partnering with NYAS to see an end of moving children in care with bin bags. Unfortunately, children in care have been moving home without the dignity and respect they deserve for far too long. My Things Matter is campaigning for improved support and respect for...

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Bags Given in 2022

Bags Given in 2022

12,000 PACK-AWAY BAGS GIVEN 🎉.  We are delighted to say that thanks to everyone involved in the movement, we gave over 12,000 pack-away bags to children in care across the UK in 2022 which has taken us to over 60,000 since we began. Our goal is to give 100,000 by...

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MACS (NI) Receives Bags

MACS (NI) Receives Bags

MACS - Supporting Children and Young People. We’ve recently sent 60 pack-away travel bags to MACS. They will be giving them to the young people who they work with. Andy (pictured above) is an integrated services worker based in Downpatrick. He is on the ground...

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Bags for Care Leavers

Bags for Care Leavers

120 pack-away travel bags to Suffolk County Council Care leaving team 👏. There are over 10,000 young people leave the UK care system every year. As a movement we want to see an end of bin bags for their belongings. Providing pack-away travel bags to Suffolk County...

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Giving Update

Giving Update

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Your support ensures we can continue to provide giving bags to children and young people moving through care.   Here's the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea with 60 pack-away bags to send out to their young people. ...