NY: NYC foster kids would get luggage for belongings instead of trash bags under new bill
Gothamist – November 11, 2024
Like so many parents, New York City Councilmember Rita Joseph said she will never forget those first moments with her children. But as a foster parent, who eventually adopted the two boys who came to her home over a decade ago, a part of that early memory has always troubled her. Her sons arrived carrying their belongings in trash bags. “Trash bags represent trash,” said Joseph, who chairs the Council’s education committee. “Here’s my whole existence going into a black trash bag. And that bothered me so much.”