When children enter foster care, they often do so with little to nothing to call their own. If the child has anything to take into his new home, it’s usually shoved into a garbage bag. On the other end, foster families often don’t know the age or gender of a child coming into their home until just before the child arrives. Having a backpack with supplies and comfort items gives the child something to call her own and helps the new family with everything a child would need for the first night, giving them time with the child rather than needing to run to the store right away.