"More than a Backpack" Equips Foster Children for Class
When the bell rings to begin a new school year, 6,000 foster children will be prepared for class. The 2018 Kids to Love “More than a Backpack” campaign has filled 5,863 backpacks through the month of July, and new requests for help come in almost daily. “More than a Backpack” is Kids to Love’s farthest reaching program for meeting the immediate needs of foster children. It stretches through four states: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee. The backpacks are stuffed wi
Kids to Love Honors 2018 Graduates
Foster youth with dreams of continuing their education gathered in July for the 14th annual Kids to Love scholarship luncheon. More than a dozen students were on-hand to be recognized. Their career goals include social work, forensic science and health-related jobs, among others. Former Kids to Love scholar Noel Geiger gave inspiring remarks to this year’s graduating class. Jeff Whitaker, teammate on the 2013 Auburn Tigers championship football team, also talked about the im
